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: 1420, 1475, 1535-1606
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Hope, Hoip, n.2 Also: hop, howp. [Northern ME. hope (a 1400), hopp (1378), OE. hop.] A small enclosed upland valley; ‘a sloping hollow between two hills’ (J).Early examples occur frequently in southern Scottish placenames, as Ruhope, Berhope (c 1190), Elrehope (c 1200), Hollehope (1200–2).c1420 Wynt. vii. 51 (W).
A faire braid plane and a plesand, But hope or hill c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace vi. 643.
King Eduuart through Cultir hoppis socht c1475 Ib. ix. 24.
In euery waill, bath hop, hycht, hill, and meide 1535 Stewart 22725.
Ouir hoip, ouir hill, ouir daill and mony doun 1556 Peebles B. Rec. 230.
Passand … vp the syke in Eddistoun hoip heid to the gray marche stane 1556 Ib.
Descendand done the hoip to ane red hedit stane 1596 Dalr. I. 91/5.
Quhither the way … war cumirsum throuch hilis or hopes 1596 Ib. 163/16.
Thay gyne bakis, ouer hil and hoip, … dub and myre, mos and mure 1606 Criminal Trials II. 519.
Vnderstanding … Thomas to haif bene in his somerscheill besyde the fellis, … thay … come to the said … Thomas Bell in an howp callit Spittope-howp
