A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1457, 1567-1568
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Fede, Feid, v.2 [f. Fede n.] tr. To subject to a feud; to challenge to fight. —1457 Acts II. 51/1.
Gif ony man be fedyt or allegis fede or dreide of ony party a1568 Scott ii. 182.
Than gelly Johine come in a jak To feild quhair he was feidit
