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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Moving, vbl. n. Also: -yng, mowin(g, muvyng, muyn. [ME. (1340) and e.m.E. moving, -(e)yng, ME. also moevynge, mevynge.] The action of Move v.
1. In trans. senses. a. Moving, transporting (goods).
b. Making (war). c. Bringing an action at law. d. Incensing, angering. e. Impulsion, instigation.a. 1543–4 Rentale S. Andree 198.
Mowing 1545 Ib. 224.
Moving [of the said coals] 1560 Treas. Acc. XI. 32.
For careing and mowing of thame [the coals] … ilk day to the saidis vj pyonarisb. a1586 Maitland Geneal. Setoun 34.
Of conqueissing of … landis, mouing of weiris and stryking of battellisc. 1389 Wemyss Chart. 24.
Gyf euer thai make ony questione or mouyng be the lawch in to the contrary of this endenture 1560 St. A. Kirk S. 37.
Followis the clame of Elizabeth Gedde conteynand the intenting and moving of ane actioun against Williame Rantound. c1500-c1512 Dunb. ix. 13.
Ganestanding, greving, moving and rebelling Aganis Thé, my God and Lord omnipotente. 1456 Hay I. 228/2.
All that a woodman dois he dois … throu moving of ane evill spirit of furour
f. ? Stirring, causing movement or disturbance to (a person's brain). —a1605 Montg. Flyt. 482 (H).
With mudȝons and murgeons and moving the braine
2. In intrans. senses. a. Movement, motion, in usual literal senses.Also ? the exploding of a gun.(1) c1400 Troy-bk. i. 293.
Thar moving was so mesurably That the commowns had gret ferly Of sa buyrly a companye c1420 Ratis R. 1775.
The fyrst wertew of al moving That sterys kind in al degre 1549 Compl. 42/10.
Be rason that the mouyng of the pepil vithtin ane schip stoppis hyr of hyr faird 1557 Haddington Corr. 263.
The commendatour, as apperit be his wult and exteriour mowing of his body, grew crawbit a1586 Lindsay MS. 85.
Tyring and irking of the memberis for stryking with the eige causis grit moving & labour to the armes 1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. 5.
It is manifest that from the haid proceidis baith mouing and feilling(2) 1513 Doug. x. vi. i 3.
Quhar the flude went styll, and calmyt all is But stour or bullyr, murmour or movyng 1528 Lynd. Dreme 143.
Throuch the seis mouyng maruellous(3) 1490 Irland Mir. I. 69.
The … moving and flowing of thare humoris(4) a1538 Abell 110 a.
Eftirwert segeand Roxburgh with the mowin of ane gwn King James wes slane
b. The movement or course of the heavenly bodies.(a) 1456 Hay II. 108/2.
The cause of conjunctionis and the diverse movingis of the planetis a1500 Henr. Fab. 631 (Bann.).
And all the planetis … Thair coursis and thair moving in thair sphere Ib. 1660.
And everye planete in his propir sphere, In moving makand armonye and sound 1513 Doug. viii. Prol. 149. 1528 Lynd. Dreme 58.
Quhen fresche Phebus be mouyng circulair Frome Capricorne wes enterit in Aquarie a1605 Montg. Flyt. 437 (T).
Be the moving of the mone(b) 1549 Compl. 48/2.
Ane sterne or planete that mouis in the ȝodiac contrar the muuyng of the fyrst mobil(c) 1535 Stewart 3015.
The circulatioun of the sone celes, His proper muyn and his mot raptyne
c. The move assigned to each of the pieces in chess.a1500 Bk. Chess 59.
Of all the chekkere & the proper moving Of euery man in ordour to this king Ib. 2053.
The king Mor sober is in till his first moving Ib. 2087; etc.
Also he has the moving of a knycht
d. In music: ? A regular or fixed beat or ‘time’.c1550-c1580 Art of Music 6.
Tym is ane mesur of ane preferrit or ane omittit voce continuallie proportionat under ane mowing
e. Mental activity. —c1520-c1535 Nisbet III. 316/22.
Gode judgit … the thouthis ande the secreit movyngis of the mynde
f. Mental perturbation or disquiet. —a1500 Prestis of Peblis 564.
Now cummin is the King Hauand in mynd greit murmure and mouing, And in his hart gret hauines and thocht
