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: 1375, 1434-1699
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Lying, vbl. n. Also: lyeing, lye(i)n, lien. [ME. liynge, lyynge (c 1380).] Lying, in various senses of Ly v.(Of persons), lying for sleep, childbirth, etc., in camp, in wait, lying out or furth or refraining or delaying in taking possession, lying aside or remaining uncommitted; (of things) lying in a place, lying unused or out of action, the ‘lie’ or nature or aspect of land, (of a ship) lying in harbour. b. Attrib., = for resting or sleeping, sleeping-, bed-.Also Baklying vbl. n.(1) 1375 Barb. iii. 383.
That he mycht on na wys der In the hillys the cauld lying, Na the lang nychtis waking 1560 St. A. Kirk S. 67.
As to his lying wyth Besse Cwyk 1582 Maxwell Mem. II. 151.
Quhilk muiffit hir to ane greit displesour the tyme of hir lyen [sc. in childbirth] 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Haimsvken.
Ane house … quhair ane … hes his winning, rysing and lyingc1575 Balfour Pract. 541.(2) 1535 Stewart 24488.
He … dreid his men of lang lying suld tyre 1532 Acta Conc. & Sess. (Stair S.) 97.
[For] umbesetting of Alexander Orrok … of his gait and lying at wait for his slauchter a1633 Hope Major Pract. II. 289.(3) 1504 Justiciary Rec. (Reg. H.) I. 345.
Personis … accusit … for lying furth & nonentre 1677 Fountainhall in M. P. Brown Suppl. Decis. III. 146.
Anent lying out unentered c1680 McWard Contendings 82 (Jam.).
Our betraying lyings-aside from testimonies(4) 1566 Treasurer's Accounts XI. 515.
Thre chalderis malt, quhairof spilt be the lying of the samyn be the space of thre monethis … v hollis 1608 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs II. 253.
The lying of the mwk … in grit heapis … vpoun the hie streitis(5) 1434–5 Chart. Cupar A. II. 34.
The lying stil of it [land] unerit 1479 Acts Lords of Council I. 28/2.
For the skath of the lying of his land wast 1574–5 Haddington Treas. Acc. 33.
Defalkit to the fermeraris for lying of the myllis in time of bygging the myll stoull 1661 Bk. Arran II. 105.
[They] did also susteane great … losse throw lyeing of the saids lands of Arran waste be the space of sex yeers(6) c 1586 Maxwell Mem. II. 159.
The valeritie and lyein of the laindis 1633 Stirling's Royal Lett. II. 690.
Yow … to advyse … of our right to the said iland [sc. Lewis] … the commoditeis and lyeing thairof most necessarie for our good and service(7) 1590 Welwod 63.
The maister man see to her seage and lying 16.. Admir. Ct. Form 63.
The watter haillie … takes … sometymes a quantitie of the stuff loaded … for that ships lyingb. 1537–8 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) I. 217.
The inner lying chalmer on the cloce syd of the … luging quhare the Kingis grace lyis 1668 Edinburgh Testaments LXXIII. 171.
Tua fir stoolls, thrie fir chists, ane lien crib
