A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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(Gate,) Gait, v.2 [f. Gate n.1] intr. and tr. To make a way or road (through). —1636 Urie Baron Ct. 81.
Ilk persone passing or gaiting throw the ȝaird … ar decernit to pey … fourtie shillingis 1674 Melrose R. Rec. II. 369.
Ane act … against all that sall pasture, rodd, or gaitt the yeards
