A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1497-1501, 1559-1580
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Requering, -quiring, vbl. n. Also: -quyring. [ME and e.m.E. requirynge (Trevisa), requiring (1579); Requer(e v.] a. The action of asking for, requesting or entreating. Cf. Requer(e v. 1, 6 b. b. A summons (apoun, of, a person) (to do something). Cf. Requer(e v. 2. —a. a1500 Golagros and Gawane 1330.
Schir Gawane the gay, throu requiring, Gart the souerane … Cary to the castel 1559–60 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries XI 525.
The third allegiance … is generall nocht specifiand quhan he maid the said requyring 1580 Inverness Rec. I 287.
For his ernistfull craiffing and requering him self … to be bunding and obleist [etc.] —b. 1497 Acts Lords of Council II 71.
Anent the requiring and summondis maid on the behalff of our soverane lord apoun the abbot … of Kinlos … to ansuer to our soverane lord … anent [etc.] 1501 Ib. III 11.
[Action] aganis the requiring of … [the] Abbot of Cambuskenneth [for wrongful detention of] aucht score of li.
