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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Haltand, ppl. a. [Northern ME. haltande (1482), ME. haltinge (1382).] Halting, lame. Also fig. —1375 Barb. xviii. 275.
Cattell haf thai fundyn nane Outane a kow that wes haltand ?1438 Alex. i. 294.
Quhill … My steid, that now sic steiring mais Be fallen in the haltand pais 1513 Doug. x. Prol. 160.
Thir paygane Goddis … , Quhais power may nocht help a haltand hen —c1550 Rolland C. Venus Prol. 279.
That thay … help to mend haltand verse and coullour
