A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Helit, -yt, ppl. a. [ME. helid (c 1400).] Covered. —1375 Barb. xi. 107 (E.).
Thre thousand, With helyt [C. helit] hors in plate and mailye 14.. Acts I. 308/2.
A litill schip … an it cum with gudis helyt, it sal pay ij d.; … and of a helyt bate, ij d.
