A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1536-1537
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Scheme, v. [ME chyme (Rolle), f. chime n. ‘evidently derived in some way f. L. cymbalum a cymbal’ (OED).] tr. To ring (a bell) as part of a chime. —1536–7 Ayr B. Acc. 20.
For iiij faddum of chymmene cordis to the bellis. … for ane cord to scheine [? for scheme] the greit bell. … for v faddum of chymmyng cordis to the small bell
