A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Leddering, -yng, vbl. n. [Ledder v.1] a. Setting ladders to (a building, fortified place etc.), scaling or mounting with ladders. b. concr. Material for ladders, or ladders collectively.a. (1) 1456 Hay I. 242/24.
Quhen a place, castell or wallit toune is tane be ledderingc1460 Alex. (Taym.) 2741.
Quhill at the last, quhat leddering, quhat with myne, Quhat schot of gun, quhat bumbard, quhat ingyne, Thay wan the castella 1600 Warrender P. (S.H.S.) I. 278.
The erle … causit his captaines … steill the samyn [Dumbarton Castle] be leddering the wallis therof(2) 1634 Peebles B. Rec. 419.
To Johne Greive … for leddering the steipill, climeing in at the heid when the … lock was broken 1634 Peebles Gleanings 318.
For bringing of the great kirk ledder fra the kirk and leddering of the townes fore howseb. 1532 Reg. Cupar A. I. 314.
We … sall furniss to the said Robert ledderyng, schaffatting, [etc.] … to the owtreddyng of the said werk
