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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1420, 1486-1689
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Cheld, Cheild, n. Also: chelde, cheyld; pl. chelder, cheilder; cheldren(e, -een, -ein, cheld(e)ring, cheildreen, -ein. [Variant of Child n., with change of ĭ to ē as in beld Beild v. In mod. Sc. used only in sense 2.]
1. A child.(a) a1400 Legends of the Saints xxvi. 1110.
It betyd hym … A knaf barne with hys wyf to haf … & than this cheld wox, & wel thraf c1420 Ratis Raving 1116.
Sa lang can nocht ellis cheld think Bot one the met, and one the drynk a1487 Gud Wife & D. 247.
[To] chaisty thame, quhill thai are cheld [: eild] a1487 Ib. 251. a1568 Bannatyne MS 240 b/69.
The bludy sicht gart hir pairt with quick chyild [: feild] 1568 Buch. Indict. 41.
Ane lettre purporting his vyif to be parted with cheild 1576 Edinburgh Testaments IV. 119 b.
In cais the cheild … depart & leve not 1587 St. A. Kirk S. 598.
Cristene … and Thomas … grantis thai haif committit fornicatioun be procreatioun of ane cheild 1587 Ib.
Be procreatioun of ane cheld betuix thame 1624 Melrose P. 561.
For the weall of my hous and cheyld(b) 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 79/4.
The Persans sal do vitht ȝour vyuis and cheldyr at there pleseir 1562-3 Winȝet I. 54/10.
Sen I had spent my maist flurissing ȝowthheid … in techeing of cheldring 1608 Lett. & St. P. Jas. VI 152.
Ane father ... quha lykes ... the blobering speches of his awine cheldrene 1637 Blairs P. 117.
I quha hes yeit three cheildrein to entertein daylie 1658 Lamont Diary 139.
He purposed to leave what he had to his cheldren 1689 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII. 406.
The petitioners, ... their wyfes and cheldrein 1689 Ib. 430.
The petitioner ... and her poor cheildreen
2. A boy, lad, young fellow. (Cf. chalmer-cheild.)(a) 1488 Treasurer's Accounts I. 100.
To Dave Caldewell for … his awin exspencis, his chelde and his hors 1490 Ib. 175.
Til a cheld to pas to Kynneile 1501 Ib. II. 117.
To the cheld of the pantree that hed his hors slane be the Kingis quhit cursour 1507 Ib. IV. 82.
To ane cheld to pas to … Edinburgh with the Kingis writingis 1535 Stewart 32361.
Ilk cheild That worthie wes ane wapone for to weild 1535 Ib. 58922.
The ȝoung Persie, … quhilk wes ane prattie cheild a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS lxxx. 2.
Vnder ane birkin bank me by I harde ane heynd cheild mak his mane 1590 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 23.
Piere de Berry, ane young cheyld of Deip(b) 1553–4 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 25.
For … drinksilver to the glassin wrichtis cheilder 1554–5 Ib. I. 137.
In expenssis to … the compteris, thair servands, cheldering and horssis
