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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: 1685
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(Held-,) Heilding, ppl. a. [Held(e v.1 1.] ? That may be tilted. — 1685 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries LVIII. 366.
2 heilding tries, 2 wyne terces, [etc.]
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"Helding ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/heilding>
