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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Kirk-stile, -style, n. Also: kyrk- and -styll, -styill. [e.m.E. churche-style (1548–9).] A stile, also, a gateway for foot-passengers, giving entrance to a churchyard. Also attrib. with gait (= road). See also Kirkȝard-stile.(a) 1435 Exch. R. IV. 623.
Pro reparacione domus juxta le Kyrkstile in Edinburgh 1540 Ayr Common Good Acc. MS.
Item to Alexr. Lokhart for tymmer to big the kirkstile with ij merkis 1543 Reg. Privy S. III. 63/1.
The commoun grene adjacent to the kirk stile of Largis 1687 Dunferm. Kirk S. 80.
Two double trees … for the helping of the kirk stilesattrib. 1539 Reg. Privy S. II. 471/1.
Viam vocatam le Kirkstilegait(b) c1552 Lynd. Mon. 4729.
Thay hald the corps, at the kirk style, … Till thay get sufficient souertie, For thair kirk richt 1597–8 Crim. Trials II. 31.
The saidis seditious raskallis and ye inclosit the kirk-style and haill passageis of the said tolbuith 1606 Birnie Kirk-b. xiii. 20.
They … long held their abbay burials royall and onely for kinges, … but ere all was done … all kynde of kirkes became as common as the kirk styles 1616 Ritchie Churches S. Baldred 151.
That quhen he was going over the kirk style the said Jhone revylit … him 1637 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 129.
The said vmquhile Andro lord Fraser … built the said kirkstyle himselfe and erected his armes … thairon … and extendit the said kirkstyle 18 foote … beyond the old fundation 1646 Aberd. Council Lett. III. 65.
Betwixt David Aedies house noocke and the nearest kirk style 1652 Lamont Diary 47.
Ther was no money gathered att the tabells, both at the kirke style and at the doore 1699 Edinb. Gazette 20–23 Nov.
A tenement … consisting of three stories immediatly above the old kirk style in the Luckenbooths(c) 1526 Carnwath Baron Ct. MS. 30.
The inqueist ordanis Adam Hay to bring his scabbit hors to the kyrk styll 1555 Conv. Burghs I. 12.
Diueris … awneris of schipis … frauchtis thair schipis with … vnfremen … at fischear hewinis … and landwart kirk styllis outwith freburgh 1623 Rec. Old Aberd. II. 2.
The said Isobell to enter to the goiffis at the kirk styll on Sonday nixt 1660 Dunferm. Kirk S. 58.
A contribution to be collectit at the kirk styll(d) 1555 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. II. 370.
Gilbert Collisoun maister of Sanct Nicholace wark to delyuer to … [the] denis of gild the girt irne kirk styill to be applyit to the irne wark necessar of the tolbuith