A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1420-1460, 1513-1610
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Deing, Deyng, vbl. n. [ME. diyng, deiinge (c 1300), f. De v.] Dying, death.c1420 Wynt. iii. 479 (in his deyng). ?1438 Alex. ii. 2490 (betuix dede and deing). c1450 Craft of Deyng 5 (the craft of deyng). c1460 Wisdom of Solomon 528 (thar maner of deinge). 1513 Doug. x. xiii. 148 (hys contenans in deyng). 1554 Misc. Bann. C. III. 73 (the maner of deing). 1600-1610 Melvill 51 (the deing of these my fathers).
