A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1503-1553, 1607
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Hegging, Hegyn(g, Hedgin(g, vbl. n. [ME. hedgynge, hegging (c 1380).] a. Providing with a hedge or fence. b. concr. A hedge or fence. —a. 1503 Reg. Cupar A. I. 255.
Ane sufficiand orchard … with sykkir dykin, hedgin, and hanyng of the sammyn 1553 Edinb. Hammermen 192.
For the hegyn of the thorne in the Magdalene ȝard —b. 1536 Fam. Rose 204.
Yardis, gardingis … ayles, heggingis, and stankis, and all werkis pertenyng to ane gardner 1607 Reg. Great S. 722.
Lie wyne-yairdis, [etc.] … circuat within the hedging
