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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1490-1610
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Bewail, Bewale, v. Also: bewaill, beuaill, bevail; beuale, bevale; beweall. [ME. bi-, by-, bewaile, -weilen (c 1300). f. Wail v. In Sc. chiefly in poetry. prob. under Eng. influence.]
1. tr. To wail over; to lament. Also with that.(a) 1490 Irland Mir. I. 169/13.
So that we mycht … mak him to bewaile That [etc.] 1513 Doug. ii. vii. 5.
Quha … may bewail tha sorowis al a1585 Maitland Quarto MS lxv. 57.
Thus hering hir bewailing all hir wo(b) c1515 Asloan MS I. 171/22.
I may … bevale mony men 1513 Doug. i. iv. 101.
Thai Bewalit thar feris 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. vi.
Of erdlie stait bewaling thus the chance 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 184.
The deathis … wer grittumlie bevalit 1600-1610 Melvill 139.
Mr Andro beualit this so grait a loss 1600-1610 Ib. 429.
Yie venturars, beweall his tragedie
2. intr. To make lamentation.1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. i. 50.
Now lachis, now benaillis 1513 Id. Æn. v. xiv. 81.
Bewaland gretly in his mynde 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 88/25.
His sisteris … sair did weip … and bewaill 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 194.
To greit and bevail
Hence Bewailing, vbl. n., Bewailit, p.p. —1513 Doug. iv. xii. 48.
Huge bewalyng 1513 Ib. vii. xii. 133.
The bewalit cleir lakis 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 239/5.
Greit sturt and beuailling
