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: 1500-1512, 1585, 1637-1700+
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Libbin(g, vbl. n.1 Also: libing, -ying, lybinge. [North. ME. libbyng (1396), e.m.E. libbing, f. Lib v.2] a. Appar., ‘Cutting’ for venereal disease. Perh. however belonging rather with Libbin(g vbl. n.2 b. Gelding, castrating (of animals). Also attrib.a. c1500-c1512 Dunb. lv. 25.
Sum … [have] gottin thair bak in bayth thair handis For ower offt libbin of the pockis c1500-c1512 Ib. 35.
Be war with that perrellous play That men callis libbin of the pockisb. 1585 Treasurer's Accounts MS. 54 b.
For libbing … of his hienes hundis 1637 Galloway P. 19 May.
With … ane dusoune of foulis reddie for the libbing yeirlie 1664 Ib. 15 Feb.
Libing 1680 Fawside Coal Compt 66.
For the suine lybinge 00: 06: 8 1702 Foulis Acc. Bk. 305.
To Jonie Telfer the herd for libbing 3 lams 0: 3: 6attrib. 1673 Galloway P. 7 April.
With … ane stone of butter & tuo dussane libying foulls
