A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1587-1694
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Pendit, -ed, ppl. a.1 [P.p. of Pend v.1 Cf. also Pend ppl. a.] Built as an arch or vaulting; arched or vaulted over; vaulted. — 1587 Protocol Book of John Muschet MS. 17 b.
Ane waist bak tenement of land contenand tua pendit woltis 1637 Black Bk. Taymouth 79.
Ane great pendit vtter ȝett of … engravit aislar work 1644 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 160.
The pendit chalmer abowe the gryt yait … ane old pendit kitchin 1694 Glasgow B. Rec. IV. 131.
And that it be a sufficient stone pended bridge
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