A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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(Leward,) Leuart, Leiveard, adv. phr. and a. [f. Lé n. shelter, lee side, orig. in the phr. to leuart with towart prep. in its analytical form: cf. e.m.E. to leewardes (1574), on the leaward (1595), and leeward adj. (a 1618).] a. To leuart, to the lee side (of a ship). b. adj. (quasi-n.) The lee side (of a ship). —1549 Compl. 41/18.
Heise the myszen and change it ouer to leuart 16.. Admir. Ct. Form 65.
As windboard and leiveard are contrair
