A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1400, 1499-1560
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Hailsing, -yng, vbl. n. [ME. (a 1300).] Greeting, salutation. —c1400 Troy-bk. i. 329.
And gyf thay maid hyme fare hailsing He maid thame als fare welcommynge a1500 Golagros and Gawane 703.
In that hailsing thai hynt grete harmys 1513 Doug. iii. i. 128.
We … The lattir hailsyng … schowtit thrys, Rowpand atanys, adew! 1513 Ib. vi. 89.
With rerd and favorabil hailsyngis furth he sprang 1535 Stewart 11603.
So hamelie hailsing and so ornat speich, Thair laureat langage ueidit nocht ane leich 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 5389.
It is not ȝour honour, My pure hailsing to tak in displesour
