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: 1589-1640
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Select, v. Also: celect. [e.m.E. select (1567); cf. Select adj.] tr. To select, pick out, make choice of a. a person (to do something), b. a thing. —a. 1600 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs II 91.
The brugh of Edinbrugh to celect and depute ane sufficient persoun … to deill … with the magistratis of … Campheir 1640 Lithgow Poet. Remains 197.
Christ … Who me select'd to leave my nets —b. 1589 Reg. Privy C. IV 444.
To select and chuse out of his hienes copburde … ane basing and ane lawer … togidder with ane coverit saltfatt of the fairest … amang thame [etc.] 1622-6 Bisset I 17/22.
Ȝoure grandfather … erected, to his greit prais for ay Ane college of justice, thir lawes quha did celect 1640 Lithgow Poet. Remains 144.
Would thou contend with me, who best should write On choice of theames, select'd between us twaine
