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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fryday, n. Also: frydday, frydae, friday, -dai, frieday; fred(d)ay, fraday, frayday, -die, freiday. [ME. fryday(e, friday, fridai, OE. fríᵹedæᵹ.] The sixth day of the week.(a) a1400 Leg. S. xxvi. 39.
One fryday bot anys wald he The nowrys suk c1420 Wynt. vi. 2346.
Thare [was] a lady cald Frea; Fryday wes halowyd till hyr alsua 1454 Liber Coll. Glasg. 177.
On ilke Fryday of the yher 1522 Fife Sheriff Ct. 260.
The sadis partes … to convene … upone fryday cum aucht dais nixt 1567 G. Ball. 206.
The monkis of Melros maid gude kaill On Frydayis quhen thay fastit 1569 Inverness B. Rec. I. 175.
This last Frydae … thai … rasit the towne in feayr 1590 Reg. Morton I. 169.
I am till ryd vpon Frydday to meit with the Erll of Huntlie 1604 Aberd. Eccl. Rec. 39.
On the Tuysday or Fryday befoir Bartholl day c1650 Spalding I. 302.
Frydday, 10th July (1640)(b) 1444 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 12.
On Twisdai, Thurisdai, and Fridai ilke owke for a yher(c) 1542 Acts II. 416/1.
The saidis personis war summond to compere vpoun Fredday the ferd day of September c 1592 Douglas Corr. 243.
I am vpoune Fredday nixt to repair toward his maiestie 1598 Aberd. Eccl. Rec. 165.
To pey … tuentie merkis agane Freday cum a fyftein dayis(d) 1553 Corr. M. Lorraine 368.
The … lardis … browcht ane canone … til Celso … this Fraday last 1545 Douglas Corr. 153.
Frayday the 11 off Fabruer 1581 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 206.
Alexander Vddart … continewis the appointment … till Frayday nixt 1640 Haddington Corr. 178.
I … sall meit any of your footmen on Frayday c 1672 Wemyss Corr. 117.
I nid not repeat to you uhat past in Ex[chackier] the last Fraydie 1703 Cromarty Corr. I. 196.
I reseued the honour of yours on Frayday last(e) 1678 Maxwell Mem. II. 328.
We gott not advertysment of Freidaye's meiting