A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1490-1695
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Constitut(e, p.p. and p.t. [Late ME. (Caxton), L. constitūtus, p.p. of constituere Constitue.]
1. Constituted, appointed.(a) 1515 Reg. Privy S. I. 394/2.
Andro Ker … wardane of the Myddil Marchis, constitute be the kyng with avise and consent of his tutour 1551 Acts II. 485/1.
Ane barrone or beneficit man constitute in dignite ecclesiastick 1556 Lauder Off. Kings 9.
Ȝit is this Kyng bot constitute, Vnder God, as ane substitute a1578 Pitsc. I. 80/7.
Johnne Douglas … being constitut procuratour and owersiear of all effairis 1624 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs III. 175.
Maister Nathaniell … hes maid and constitute theme his cessioneris and assignayis thairto c 1695 Burnett Fam. P. MS.
Robert Martine … factor specialie constitute … for uplifting … the tuentie merkis … due to each minister(b) 1562 Will A. Betoun 226.
The said Agnes … maid, constitute, nemit and ordanit honourable persons [etc.] 1580 Edinburgh Testaments VIII. 367 b.
The said Ionet Small … constitute … hir spous and Andro Small … hir onlie and vniversall executouris
2. Arranged, ordered, composed, established, etc.1519 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 193.
Thai haue constitute that quhat resonable expenssis [etc.] a1578 Pitsc. I. 386/8.
Thir wickit preistis … constitut and assignitt to him of ȝeirlie rent of thair benefices the sowme of xxx M pound 1622-6 Bisset I. 91/5.
That the said college of iustice salbe constitute of guid and lerned men 1655 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 150.
Anie … sessioun, albeit it wer never so full and richtlie constitut 1681 Stair Inst. I. 345.
Private ways are constitute … by going and coming that way uninterrupted … fourty years without write, or any other right
3. Placed, situated.1490 Irland Mir. I. 38/6.
A … deuot affectioune … to all persoune constitut in myses and truble 1533 Boece xiii. vi. 510.
Quhen in maist stres he was constitute he avowit to found ane kirk
