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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1570-1590
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Hautie, a. [e.m.E. hautie, hawty (1530).] a. Haughty. b. High, lofty. —1570 Satirical Poems xxi. 55.
Sen hautie wordis bot spokin bene To gar ȝow tak sum feir c1590 J. Stewart 66/38.
Quhen ane troup … from hautie montan … dois discend c1590 Ib. 233 § 134.
From the hautie air
