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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1584-1585
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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 Maitland Quarto MS xciii h.
A luid of him self and his ladyie quho dyed on his burial day a1585 Ib.
A luid to the passer by
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