A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Heart, v. [f. Hert n. Current in later dialect.] tr. To strike over the heart; to knock out. —1630 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. III. 585.
Thomas … with his elbow hearted … Edward upon the breast and dang him backeward 1680 Soc. Ant. XLV. 246.
The major [etc.] … stroke him so that they almost hearted him on the back
