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: 1475-1513, 1587-1599
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Glave, n. Also: glawe, glaif(f. [e.m.E. glave (1523), glayve, ME. glayfe, gleyve (c 1380), OF. glaive, gleive, a lance or bill.] A sword.Very frequently used by Douglas.c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace viii. 266.
He … a felloun strak him gaiff … with his scharp groundyn glaiff c1475 Ib. x. 367.
Awkwart he straik with his scharp groundyn glawe a1500 Golagros and Gawane 558.
In glemand steil wedis, As glauis glowand on gleid 1513 Doug. iii. viii. 21.
The fers Orion with his goldyn glave [Sm. glaif] 1513 Ib. vii. xi. 130.
Thar swerdis … and burnyst glavys gray c1590 J. Stewart 62/178.
So fers Ferragus … Claife all aschunder quhair his glawe did lycht 1587-99 Hume vii. 117.
Fyne arming swords, and vther grunding glaues
