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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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South-part, n. Also: southe-, southt-, soucht-, sowth(e)-, souht-. [South adj. and Part n. 4, 5. Cf. e.m.E. sowthyst parte (1560).] a. = South-sid(e n. 1. b. = South-sid(e n. 2. c. = South-sid(e n. 3.a. 1555–6 Glasgow Prot. V 2.
The said foure sworne men devydit the said tenement in … south and north, and … assignit the south part to have of foir front … four ellis and ane incheb. c1515 Asl. MS I 163/12.
Westwert is … the ile of Samary and ane nother ile that standis in the south part of the erdc. 1439 Edinb. Chart. 64.
As the wynde extendet … on the soucht parte [sc. of St. Leonard's lands in Leith] 1476–7 Ayr Friars Pr. Chart. 54.
Our tenement … in the Wodgate betwex the tenement of Allan Boyman on the northt part and the tenement of Patrik Quhyttis on the southt part 1550 Reg. Cupar A. II 74.
The said sex acrys of land extendand … to … Wilȝame Gourlays acris vpoun the southt part 1573 Elgin Rec. I 137.
Ane ruid of land … extendyng fra the kyngis he get of the said brucht at the sowth part —1538 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 201.
The tenement … lyand [betuex] … the common bog in soucht part, and the kingis streit in norcht part —1549 Prot. Bk. Sir J. Cristisone 101.
The landis of Drummnahoy and Mvkall one the souht part the landis of Park 1553 Blackfriars Perth 233.
Ane pece ley land liand at the southe and eist part of thair croftcomb. c1475 Wall. viii 747.
Abowne the toune, apon the southpart sid
