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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Harth, Hairth, n. Also: hartht, hairt, hearth, herth, hars. [e.m.E. and ME. harth(e, herth(e, OE. herð, heorð.] A hearth. 1502–3 Treas. Acc. II. 359.
The clay to the herthes for the furnes in the Beschop of Abirdenis innys 1513 Doug. viii. ix. 3.
The sloknyt fyris … , The rakyt harthis and ingill 1532 M. Works Acc. II. 43.
xij pece of lang werk for harthis Ib. 44 b.
Lang stuf … for … harthis for chymnais 1563–4 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 472.
For cartt hyre of the hairthes 1583 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 185.
Ane burding of clay to mak ane hartht in the heicht of the stepill for melting of the leid 1591 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 46.
That the officers … braik doun thair hairthis … maid for doing of the samyn [work] 1596 Dalr. I. 95/13.
Frahand thay make breid … [and] bake it at the harth

b. Attrib. with stane, busom. 1563–4 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 472.
Four hairth stanis contenand xiiij futes of lenth 1611 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 335.
For beamfeling the house and laying some harthstones ther 1617 Ib. II. 67.
For hewing x hairtis stanes 1617 Ib. 76.
For uptaking a hairt stane 1629 Ib. 273.
For ... hewing of ane hars staine 1697 Househ. Bk. G. Baillie 168.
For a harth busom