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Evade, Evaid, v. Also: evad, evayd, ewaid, ewayd; avaid. [e.m.E. evade (1604), F. évader, L. ēvādere. App. first used by Sc. writers.]

1. tr. To avoid; to shun. 1490 Irland I. 44/14.
Ihesus teichis ws to enchew and euade all synnis 1490 Ib. 48/23.
This grace is necessare to euade and enchew syn 1513 Doug. iii. vi. 113.
On the richt syde the cost and wallis [thou sall] evaid

2. To avoid by escape; to escape from, elude.(a) a1500 Henr. III. 163/50.
Thow grant ws grace … till evaid this crewall suddane deid a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 1310.
Ȝit with mair cure that craft we occupye … Than to evaide eternale dampnacoun 1535 Stewart 27488.
No vther wa tha micht evaid his feid 15.. Clariodus iv. 1071.
Alse faine they war his stroaks for to evaid 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 10399.
Thair is nane can auaid, Nor set on side the godlie prouidence 1580 Inverness B. Rec. I. 286.
Till ewaide the sentence … of his depravatioun and tyning of his fredome of burges(b) 1533 Boece vi. xvi. 219.
Sa mony as be flicht … evadit persecucioun 1533 Ib. ix. i. 287 b.
Copa … gat ane spedy coursoure and evadit the handis of inemyis 1562-3 Winȝet I. 87/13.
Quhen he passit throw the middis of the thik peple to euade thair furie 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 24.
To evade punitioun of auld faltis

3. intr. To get away, to escape. 1513 Doug. ii. vii. 102.
Thai … that fled war and evadit 1513 Ib. xii. xii. 114.
A laik braid Hym so inclusyt that he mycht nocht evaid 1533 Boece ii. xii. 83.
He was invadit to slauchter, & narolie evadit with his life 1535 Stewart 40558.
Knawand … That he micht nocht avaid out of thair handis a1568 Bannatyne MS 218 b/12.
Withouttin rest my hairt cowth no evad c1550 Rolland Court of Venus iv. 326.
Fra my will he may na way ewaid

4. refl. To withdraw (oneself). a1568 Scott xxxi. 53.
We most forbeir, And fra this sinfull lyfe evaid ws