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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1615
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Gold, n. Also: golde, gould(e, gowld. [ME. and OE. gold, ME. also golde, gowlde (15th c.).]
1. The metal gold; articles or coin made of gold. Clathe of gold, see Clathe n. 3 b.(a) a1400 Legends of the Saints xlvii. 196.
A kyrtil, & of fyne gold a wrethe thartil c1420 Wynt. ii. 1077.
Golde, sylvyr, and wessale c1420 Ib. iv. 1968.
Sylvyr, gold, and all tresore ?1438 Alex. i. 992.
His scheld was gold ?1438 Ib. ii. 607.
For all the gold that Pryam had 1438 Misc. Spald. C. V. 392.
The … golde that the fornemyt Thomas craffit 1456 Hay I. 207/3.
Thare was tane fra him xm pecis of golde 1456 Ib. 262/21.
A thousand nobleis, or other grete soume of gold c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace x. 464.
Five mylȝon off fynest gold so round 1503 Treasurer's Accounts II. 209.
For ane steik of quhit damas flourit with gold 1510 Rentale Dunkeld MS. 87.
Ane signete of golde extending to ane unce and half ane unce … of gold 1554 Treasurer's Accounts X. 232.
For fyve unce and half of gold of mynd 1556 Lauder Off. Kings 254.
To win ȝour liegis hartis Rather than conqueis gold a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS lxxvi. 15.
Now he hes gold and warldis welth(b) 1503 Halyb. 271.
vi hankis of gould a1578 Pitsc. I. 167/18.
Gewin[g] to him great giftis of gould and silluer a1578 Ib. 174/16.
Ane great chenȝie of gould 1579 Acts III. 150/1.
The prices of gould and siluer 1579 Ib. 150/2.
The saidis peices of gould & siluer c1590 Fowler I. 253/6.
Can averice constraine Grit Cupid [to] do homadge wnto gowld 1610 Edinburgh Testaments XLVI. 166 b.
Ane turkas ring set in gould
2. attrib. Made of, or connected with, gold.1456 Hay I. 51/26.
He gert gader togeder all the golde ryngis that was apon dede mennis handis 1503 Treasurer's Accounts II. 209.
xi elne damas gold wyre to be ane cote to the King 1507 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 709.
The sowme of ane hundreth crounis of gold wecht 1540 Treasurer's Accounts VII. 408.
For chenȝeis, ringis, … tergettis, and vther gold wark 1581 Edinburgh Testaments IX. 185 b.
Sex dosane of gold skynnis 1596 Dalr. I. 17/25.
Heir … is ane gold mynde … fund out in the tyme of King James the fourthe 1596 Ib. II. 97/31.
All ar tane and in thair gold chains hangt 1615 Edinburgh Testaments XLVIII. 214.
Ten pair of gold freinȝe gluifis at thrie pundis threttein schillingis iiij d the pair
