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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1498-1533
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Hege, Hedge, v. Also: hegge. [ME. hege, hedgyn, hegge(n (1388).] tr. To hedge, surround with a hedge or fence. Chiefly in p.p.; also fig. a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 29.
Fy on thy … perellouss prosperite, Hedgit with hauthorne, cure, & calymite c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 3.
Ane gudlie grein garth, … Hegeit, of ane huge hicht, with hawthorne treis a1500 Doug. King Hart 102.
Syn wes ane brig that hegeit wes and strang 1533 Boece iii. xxi. 121 b.
Thai walit ane place for batell hegeit with ane feild dyke 1533 Ib. ix. xx. 342 b.
Ane braid grene feild, hegeit about with … moutanis 1533 Bell. Livy I. 26/11.
This refuge was … circulit and hedgit with thik breris on enery side
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