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: 1540-1644
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(Ladinit,) Ladyn(n)it, Laidnit, p.p. Also: ladn(n)it, ladyenit, ladened; laydnit, laidin(n)it, laident; leidnit, leadnit, -ed. [e.m.E. ladened (1579); f. Ladin v.]
1. Loaded, freighted. a. Of a ship. Also laidnit outward, = ready to proceed.(1) 1540 Edinb. Chart. 212.
Whair his boit is ladynit with barrellis … reddy to depairt to the Brint Iland 1552 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 167.
Ladynnit 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 330.
Thair arryvit in … Leith thrie houlkis of Ingland, ladnnit with ane cannone ryell [etc.] 1597 Misc. 3 Spald. C. II. 40.
Arriuing to Abirdene … ladnit with tymbir(b) 1546 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 232.
Tua Inglis prysis … laidnit with quhit, malt and aittis 1549 Treasurer's Accounts IX. 309. 1570 Leslie 39.
The greyt schip … being laidinnit with merchandice 1580 Dundee Shipping L. 197.
The schip … laitlie cum fra the Ilis laident wit[h] herings 1607 Glasg. B. Rec. I. 265.
With the said schipe be ventour laidnit and burdenit with deilis 1629 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. III. 84.(c) a1578 Pitsc. II. 117/10.
Ane schip of Muscowe … quhilk schip was richlie leidnit with all kynd of coistlie wairis 1617 Dundee Shipping L. 285.
A ship of Dundie … laitlie cum frome Rochell leadned with nyne score bolls salt 1644 Elphinstone Mun. 37.
The schip … leadnit with coalles at your lordships herbarie(2) 1602 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs II. 132.
The marineris sould haue … being laydnit outward and the schip ressaueing full fraucht … ane duche half hyre
b. Of a horse or a cart.1545 Treasurer's Accounts VIII. 417.
Hyrit mair foure hors laidnit witht foure half berrellis pulder, … tua hors laidnit with extreis, lewderris [etc.] 1547 Ib. IX. 88.
Ten cartterres, and thair ten cairttis laidnit with pulder, bullattis [etc.] 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 239.
That nyne horsis sould come to the said port from Leith, ladyenit with meill
2. fig. Burdened, weighed down (with sin); loaded, overwhelmed (with trouble etc.).(1) 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 220.
With sinnis I am laidnit soir 1590-1 Bruce Serm. 32.
Gif a man be ladened with ony burthen of sinne 1590-1 Ib. 391.
There are many ladened with burdens 1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. 339.
Seing ȝe confesse ȝour selfis to be euer laidnit with sinne(2) 1590-1 Bruce Serm. 314.
Is it possible that it [this country] can be heavier ladened with mischief … nor it is now?
