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, 1499-1599
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Knawleg(e)ing, -ledg(e)ing, vbl. n. Also: kna- and -legy(i)ng. Also anglicised variants: knowleging, knowledging. [Early ME. cnawlechinge, cnoulechunge (a 1225), ME. knowleching (14th c.), -leginge (15th c.), e.m.E. -ledgynge (1509), f. Knawleg(e v.] Acknowledgement, confession; knowledge, recognition, awareness, information, intimation; carnal knowledge; learning, erudition; judicial consideration of, or judgement upon, a case.(1) c1520-c1535 Nisbet Rom. x. 10 marg.
The beleif of the hart gangis befor the knawlegyng of the mouthe [in reference to: be mouth knalecheing, W. knowleching, in the corresp. passage of text] c1520-c1535 Id. 2 Corinth. ix. 13.
The obedience of your knawledgeing [W. knowleching] in the gospell of Crist(2) c1420 Ratis Raving 125.
The sycht … makis thé knawleginge And ledis thé c1420 Ib. 154.
Smelinge Of nes, that makis thé knawleginge Quhilk is weil smeland suet odore [etc.] a1500 Henr. Fab. 1642.
Ȝit neuertheles we may haif knawlegeing Of God almychtie be his creaturis That he is gude 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. i. 200.
Acteon … in … ane hart translatit … Backwert he blent to give them [sc. his hounds] knawledgeing, Thai … misknew him 1540 Lynd. Sat. 1244.
Of my name gif ȝe wald haif knawledging, … thay call me Chastitie c1552 Id. Mon. 3613.
God … Gaif hym ane diuyne knawleging 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 9004.
Amang thame thay did conspire his deid, … And Alexander thairof gat knawledgeing 1560 Ib. 9262.
Knawlegeing15.. Clariodus i. 623.
Have ȝe no knowleging Of him that sent ȝow with sic tyding? 15.. Ib. ii. 1100.
He had of him no knowledging 15.. Ib. iv. 1241.
Have ȝe knowleging, Quha was the knight?(3) 1560 Ib. 9502.
Saying that I had carnall knawledgeing Of ȝour douchter(4) c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxv. 18.
Ȝe clarkis … fullest of science and of knawlegeing [M. knaleging](5) c1550 Rolland Court of Venus iv. 154.
Traistant richt weill be perfite knawleging, Ȝe will not … bid me do na thing, That my honour may faid in ony sort
