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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Teinding, vbl. n. Also: teindding, teining, teynding, teithing, tithing. [Teind v.] The action or fact of assessing or taking a tithe (from a crop or produce). b. pl. Produce owed as tithe. c. Tithing-man, ? one whose job it was to oversee the collection of tithes.(a) 1501 Acta Conc. III 26.
[Action by James the Ross] for the wrangus intrometting teynding … and withholding fra him of the teynd schaiffis of the landis of Dreghorne 1528 Wemyss Chart. 277.
[Cornes should not … be] tint in fault of teynding 1564 Prot. Bk. James Foulis 49b.
[He] offerit him to be reddy ony competent tyme to ressaue teinding of the parrochinaris teindis 1588 Prot. Bk. J. Inglis 21 Aug.
Thomas Mengȝeis … offerit teindding of the cornis in dew tyme 1605 Crim. Trials II 485.
For teynding of the said Archibald Maxwall … lambes and vtheris small teyndis 1606 Acts IV 286/1.
In all teynding of cornes that the samyn be teindit at thrie seuerall tymes euerie ȝeir 1610 Laing MSS 123.
As ye feir the loss … gif yow gait wnthankfull teining 1615 Denmylne MSS in Highland P. III 175.
Ane inhibitioun was seruit agaynst McKintoshe his teynds … and he was requyrit to giue teynding as ordour of law prouyds 1655 Stitchill Baron Ct. 2.
Fra the tent day of May untill the first day of the teynding be past 1671 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. III 386.
The tyme of teinding being now neir(b) 1630-1651 Gordon Geneal. Hist. 358.
The tyme of teithing drawing neir, Mackintoshie … doth give out … that he wold not suffer the Earle of Enȝie to lead the teiths of Cullodenb. a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 1483.
They aw the vicar of Dolour his teiningsc. 1632 Acts V 243/1.
Nor yitt anie ane of thame sall be collectour of tithes, fyftenes, taxatiouns [etc.] … grantit or to be grantit … nor sall be compelled aganis thair will to be ane constable or tithing man
