A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Deding, Dedinȝe, v. [Variants of Dedeigne v., Dedenȝe v.1] To deign. —a1400 Leg. S. xxx. 203.
God thé forȝelde … Thus mekly that dedinȝeis thé To spek hamely with sic as me 1535 Stewart 19130.
Greit thank … Be to thy king … That wald deding … Ws to support in oure necessitie
