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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Lammes-da(y, n. Also: lammess-, lammas-, lawmesse-. [ME. lammesse- (1387), lammasse-day (1297), OE. hláfmæsse-dæᵹ. Cf. Lambes-day.]
Lammas-day, August 1st.(a) c1420 Wynt. v. 4126.
Off Saynct Petyr the fest … That we now call ad wincula Ilk yhere that fallys ay Ewyne apon the Lammes day c1475 Wall. viii. 1574.
On Lammess day thai lycht on Caram mur 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 90.
On Lammess da the first da of August 1505 Ib. III. 63.
To the Kingis offerand on Lammes day … xiiij s. 1661 Elgin Rec. II. 299.
Upon the first Munday of the reath efter Lammes day(b) 1531 Bell. Boece II. 347.
Acho, King of Norroway … arrivit … on Lammas day, callit advincula Petri a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 1460.
The young guse to the old can say, see thé last at Lammas day 1679 Law Memor. (1818) 191 n.
[The Gibbites eenounce] … holydays, for there is none holy but the Sabbath-day, Lammas-day, Whitsonday, Candlemas, Beltan(c) 1588 King in Cath. Tr. 190.
August … I, Lawmesse day quhen S. Peter was castin in prisone be Herod
