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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fade, Faid, v. Also: fad, fayd, feid, fead, fede. [ME. fade (14th c.), OF. fader.]
1. intr. To fade, lose freshness. Freq. fig.(a) a1400 Leg. S. xliii. 180.
Fare cronis & fresche haf we, … That neuir-mare sal falou na fad c1420 Wynt. ix. 1793.
His flowris eftyr sone Fadyt, and were all undone 1456 Hay II. 130/3.
Fruytis and herbis than fadis a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 125.
Treuth … [micht] wax grene Quhilk fadit was c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 171.
He is fadit full far, and feblit of strenth 1513 Doug. vii. Prol. 37.
The grond fadyt, and fawch wolx all the feildis c1552 Lynd. Mon. 4821.
Thair colour cleir, with reik, and roust, ar fadit 1611-57 Mure Ps. xviii. 45.
They … shall fad away and leave Their lurking places all(b) c1460 Thewis Gud Women 87.
Flam nocht the flouris at wyll faid 1513 Doug. iii. ii. 152.
Herbis wolx dry, … and gan to faid 1567 G. Ball. 95.
Lyke the widderit hay sune sall thay faid a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xxxii. 2.
His courtlie cloke begouth to fayd of hew; (Doug.) K. Hart 502. Ȝong tender plante! … Quhais fame mot floorish fresh and never faid(c) a1568 Henr.) Bann. MS. 21 b/16. (
O ȝowth, thi flouris fedis fellone sone c1500-c1512 Dunb.) Ib. 47 b/26. (
Thy lustye bewte … Sall feid as dois the somer flouris 1567 G. Ball. 30.
Sa all this wratcheit warld sall feade a1585 Maitl. Q. lxv. 86.
All thingis feidis that we doe think most suir c1590 J. Stewart 71/57.
A Angelique, quhais fame begins to feed 1596 Dalr. II. 153/28.
Warldlie honours that suddanlie fead and fal
2. tr. To cause to fade or become feeble.c1420 Wynt. vii. 69.
Set thow hawe fadyt thi lawte, Do this dede yhit wyth honeste 1456 Hay II. 123/24.
That … genderis mony superfluiteis in the stomak that efterwart fadis the vertu degestive a1500 Henr. Fab. 1281.
Quhen Boreas with … hard froistis thir flouris doun can faid c1552 Lynd. Mon. 2486.
Quhen reik & rowst thare fair colour doith faid a1568 Bann. MS. 238 b/36.
O fair sweit blossum, … Faid nocht with weping thy vissage fair of hew
