A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Luid, n. (Dub., but ? possibly an early occurrence of the mod. north-eastern dial. use of leid, leed (= Lede n.4) as ‘a form of speech, a formula, strain, refrain’, with ui by ‘inverted spelling’ for ei, since in this dialect old ui as in buit boot, bluid blood, fell together with ei as in beit repair, bleid bleed.) —a1585 Maitl. Q. xciii h.
A luid of him self and his ladyie quho dyed on his burial day Ib.
A luid to the passer by
