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Quotation dates: 1399-1400, 1456-1578, 1650
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Disput(e, v. (p.t. and p.p.). Also: dysput, despute. [ME. dispute (c 1300), despute, OF. desputer, L. disputāre.]
1. intr. To hold disputation or debate. a1400 Legends of the Saints v. 221.
As sancte Iohne disputand wes One this maner agane riches a1400 Ib. xxi. 377.
Quhen thai dysput had lang quhil Of powruiance a1500 Henr. Fab. 45.
Into gud purpois dispute and argow 1540 Acts II. 370/2.
Conuenticulis to commone or despute of the haly scriptoure c1550 Rolland Court of Venus ii. 12.
Quhilk is in Greik ane maister meruelus, And dispute first in all nature of thing 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 13.
The regent in euery classe sal cause the ane part to disput aganis the other
2. tr. To debate or disciss (a matter). 1456 Hay I. 149/32.
I … levis thame to the heraris of this buke to dispute … quhilk thaim think of thir twa thingis suld have the maistry 1456 Ib. 229/29.
To dispute this mater to the utterest 1555 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 210.
Thai … protestit that thai mycht be hard to dispute the said actioun afoir the interloquitour gevin a1578 Pitsc. I. 224/14.
We desyre him … to ryse and depairt out of iudgement quhill the matter be forder disputtit c1650 Spalding I. 228.
It is heir long disput who sould haue the thrid estait
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