A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1438, 1513
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Startand, Stertand, -ing, ppl. adj. [Late ME and e.m.E. stirtande (c1420), sterting, starting (both 1545); Start v.] That starts, in senses 4, 5 and 10 of the verb. a. Capable of bounding motion, prancing; spirited. b. Startled. c. See New-startand ppl. adj. —a. ?1438 Alex. i 84.
Thay raid, armit wantonlie, On startand steidis of Arabie 1513 Doug. iv iv 57 (Ruddim.) (see Startland ppl. adj. a (b)).
Sterting —b. ?1438 Alex. ii 6217.
The steid Stertand [F. tressailli] can the noyes dreid
