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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Solicitud(e, n. Also: sollicitude, -teud. [Late ME and e.m.E. solicitude (Lydgate), sollicitude (1528), OF sollicitude (c1265 in Larousse), L. sōl-, sollicitūdo uneasiness of mind.]
1. Anxiety, disquiet; fear.1531 Bell. Boece I 134.
All thair esperance of victory was turnit in maist drery sollicitude 1533 Bell. Livy I 56/20.
Thocht thai war exonerate of all present dangere, thai war ȝit ful of grete sollicitude 1568 Skeyne Descr. Pest 13.
Greit doloure of heid with heauynes sollicitude & sadnes of mynd
2. Anxious concern; particular care or attention. Variously const.(1) 1490 Irland Mir. I 45/3.
The thrid wice we suld enschew is oure gret solicitud and superfluite of waurldly thingis and temporale 1531 Bell. Boece II 312.
Othir privat personis micht have solicitude or gret cummer in espying sic thingis, bot thow suld have na feir thairof 1533 Bell. Livy I 229/3.
The pepill tuke na sollicitude bot alanerlie for sic thingis as mycht erast fortifie this new law 1559 Knox VI 99.
What love, cayr, and solliciteud, Christ Jesus requireth the members of his body … to bear on towardis another 1562-3 Winȝet I 5/2.
Ȝour solicitude be mariage, efter to haif brocht the baronis to be impis of ȝour posteritie 1568 Anderson Collect. Mary IV ii 95.
Haifing gud experience of the greit care and sollicitude taikin be ȝow for our honour and caus(2) a1500 Henr. Orph. 515.
The grete sollicitude … to wyn this warldis gud a1500 Henr. Orph. 554.
[They] suld leve thair grete solicitude … and thair besynes To gader gold [etc.] 1533 Bell. Livy I 264/11.
Thocht the pepill tuke grete sollicitude … to pecifye the said law(3) 1513 Doug. Transl. 15.
I feil syth … Wrait neuir a word, … For grave materis and gret solicitud, That all sik laubour far besyde me stud
