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: 1399-1400
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Heldand, ppl. a. [ME. hildande, (North.) heldeand (a 1300).] Inclining, bowed (head). —a1400 Legends of the Saints xxiii. 285.
Ful archtly thane with heldand hed, He speryt [etc.]
