A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1438, 1635
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Starting, vbl. n. [ME and e.m.E. stertynge (Trevisa), sterting (c1430), startinge (1602); Start v.] The action of the verb in senses 4 and 10. a. Prancing. b. Beginning. —a. ?1438 Alex. ii 1449.
His steid that starting and stamping mais —b. 1635 Dickson Wr. 192.
Our starting and on-holding in the race
