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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hautane, Hawtane, a. Also: hawt-, haultayne, hautayn(e, -ain, haultand. [ME. hautain, -ein, -eyn (c 1300), haultain, -tayne, OF. hautain, later also haultain. Cf. Haltane a.] Haughty.(a) c1420 Wynt. vii. 536.
Byschapys, prestys, and prelatys In hawtayne pryd ay led thair statys Ib. viii. 2080.
Inglis men That were dyspytwows and hawtayne then 1456 Hay I. 44/23.
Tarquyn the orguillous, that is to say, the haultayne Tarquyn Ib. 287/22.
Thare is sum men sa hichty, hautayn, and orguillous and full of surquedry(b) 1375 Barb. i. 196.
Officeris … off Inglis nation, That worthyt than … swa hawtane and dispitous c1420 Wynt. iv. 408.
Scho that saw his hawtane fere, Apon this wys maid hym answere Ib. 628.
Throucht hir hawtane succuddry 1456 Hay I. 117/33.
Hautane proud-hartit men Ib. 169/8.
A … heichty, hautane … misdoare Ib. II. 61/7.
The pryde of a proud haultane man a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 923.
Thai … hewit on hard steill, wondir hawtane c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxvi. 25.
Heilie harlottis on hawtane wyis(c) c1475 Wall. (1570) x. 844.
He leuch and said thir haultand wordis on hicht a1570-86 Dunb.) Maitl. F. xxxviii. 12. (
I hard … Ane hie speiche … with hautand wourdis
