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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dow, v.2 [ME. dowe (c 1300), doue, OF. douer.]
1. tr. To endow (a church, etc.) with property.a1400 Leg. S. iv. 363.
Scho … it a kirk mad And dowit it with renttis fare Ib. xvii. 264.
It dowit he Of al the land thre myle about c1420 Wynt. v. 5822.
In Ros he fowndyd Rosmarkyne, That dowyd wes wytht kyngys syne Ib. vi. 510, etc.
A place solempne cathedrale, Dowyd welle in temporalle 1456 Hay I. 11/35.
In the tyme of the Emperour Constantyne, quhilk was the first that dowit haly kirk 1526 Reg. Soltre 93.
We and our place forsaidis ar fundit and dowit be our souerane Lordis maist noble progenitouris
b. To endow (a person) with qualities.1461 Liber Plusc. 385.
Quhat mycht God mare do till His creatoure, Bot dow hire with the gyftis of nature?
2. To assign as an endowment; to infeft by endowment; to endow by marriage.1415 Reg. Great S. (1430) 39/1.
Huchon sal dow and gif in name of dowry, to the forsayd Jonet xxti lb. into the lordschip of Golford 14.. Acts I. 42/2.
Na man may put away his chefe bigging fra his ayre na dow his wyfe thar in c1450-2 Howlat 990.
Thus for ane dow of Dunbar drew I this dyte, Dowit with ane Dowglas
3. To dedicate or devote.1456 Hay I. 236/29.
For the service of God, to the quhilk thai are dowit, makis thame unhable … to bere armes
