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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Ote, Ot, Otte, Oat(t, Oate, the sing. form of Otis n. plur., used attrib., replacing the native Ate, q.v., also Ate-Brede, -cake, etc.(1) 1691 Hawick Arch. Soc. (1905) 13.
Al of and ot brid and broth 1701 Brand Orkney & Shetl. 75.
Barley-bread, which appears to be fairer than their oat-bread(2) a1634 Read Buch. 358.
Shoe took thinne oat cakes, baked according to the custome of Scotland(3) 1643 (c 1650) Dundee B. Laws 350.
In beakinge of bunnes, sewells, oat lowes, [etc.] 1649 Glasg. Univ. Mun. III. 541.
Ane oate loafe … of a pound weight(4) 1674 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. MS. 29 Apr.
The oat meidow(5) 1659 Irvine Mun. II. 83.
Tuelfe bolls oat meill 1657 Balfour Ann. III. 409.
Otte meall at 15 lb. 9 sh. and 16 lib. 1681 Colvil Whig's Suppl. ii. 8.
There lys of oat-meal neer a peck With waters help which girdles hot bakes And turns to bannocks, and to oat cakes(6) 1661 Reliq. Antiq. Sc. 114.
About the beginning of the last oatseid 1677 Kirkintilloch B. Ct. 89.
That the sheipe be herdit from the beginning of the oat seid till they be putt off the grasse 1684 Alford Rec. 360.
Dayes of solemne fasting … befor oatseed and harvest —1661 Soc. Ant. XXII. 247.
About the beginning of the oatsied tyme 1688 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII. 253.
In oatsead tym 1698 Stitchill Baron Ct. 137.
A year bygone at oatt-seid-tym last(7) 1690 Foulis Acc. Bk. 129.
For 20 turss oatstrae 1696 Ib. 196.
