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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1420-1700+
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Tulȝe, Tolȝe, Toill, n. Also: tulyhe, tuly(i)e, tulȝie, tuleȝe, tuilȝ(i)e, tuilyie, tuilye, tuylȝ(h)e, tuillie, twilȝe, twllye, tolye, toilȝe, toulȝe, tule, tuyl, tuill, to(h)yle, toyl(l. [ME and e.m.E. toyle (14th c.), toile (?a1400), toyl (1697), OF tooil, toe(i)l, tueil.]
1. A quarrel, dispute, fight, brawl.(a) 1494 (c1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I 68.
The dyvers and mony barganis and tulyeis that hes bene committit … into this toune a1500 Peblis to Play 183.
Sewinsum that the tulȝe maid Lay gruflingis in the stokkis 1533 Boece 83.
The servandis of Gillus, feneȝeing ane haisty tuleȝe, as thai war commandit … slew baith the kingis sonnys 1557 Peebles B. Rec. I 242.
Gif ony suddand tulye happyng within the tovne … that the keparis of the … portis … clois … the … portis quhill cognitioun of the said tulye be tane and pvnisment maid 1560 Edinb. B. Rec. III 78.
Concernyng the disobedience of officiaris, stopping of tulyeis, suddand debaittis, and stancheing of wrangis 1600 Misc. Maitl. C. I 134.
He drew ane sword and enterit in ane tulȝie(b) 1545 Stirling B. Rec. I 40.
Johne Murray … amerciat for streking and bluid drawing of Mathe Robesoun … for his commoun tuilye to leiff the touin or remane in warde in the tolboitht for yeir and day 1582 St. A. Kirk S. 478.
Sklander done to the kirk … in the tuilȝe betuix him and Jhone Heklein a1585 Polwart Flyt. 205 (T).
Twilȝeis 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Chavd-melle.
Ane hoat suddaine tuilȝie or debaite 1600 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs II 89.
Agans trublanceis, tuilȝeis, and drawing of wapouns within brugh 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. (Latin) i 11.
Of tuilyies, strakes & wounds 1632 Brechin Kirk S. 7 Aug.
[He] promises … to renounce his tennement … iff he make any pley or tuillie within the bounds of Brechin 1667 Highland P. II 31.
Dogges putt to sup the broath … putt all the house throw other with ther tuilȝie(c) 1467 Peebles B. Rec. I 156.
Anens the tolye that was maid apon Fastrynewyn betuex Rob Dykyson … and Thomas Haw … the balye [etc.] 1572–3 Irvine Mun. II 19.
Committing of the saidis crymes or slauchtir mutilatioun bludes toilȝeis and utheris
2. Without article; Trouble, strife, disturbance, quarrelling, dispute.(a) 1458 Murray Early Burgh Organisation I 257.
That ony man mayd tulyhe within the town sal pay x s. onforgefyng 1505 Prestwick B. Rec. 38.
Arche Woid accusit in jugment for the distrublance of the tovne in manir of tulȝe 1533 Boece 135b.
Thai exercit mare domestic tuleȝe … than honest weris in defence of the common weill 1550 Elgin Rec. I 106.
That that burges that beis convict for tuilȝe sall pay for the first tuilȝe viii s. and for the nyxt tuilȝe [etc.] 1556 Perth Convener Ct. Bk. No. 26.
Tuilȝie 1557 Edinb. B. Rec. III 12.
Lang waippinis … sic as … Jedburgh staiffis, for stopping of tuilye 1562 Edinb. Hammermen 252b.
In cais … thaj … be … participantis of ony vprore or tuilȝe aganis the magistratis … or ȝit commit tuilȝe with ony nychtbouris of this burcht thay sall … [etc] 1574–5 Acts III 84/2.
Gude men … quhilkis vtherwayis wer abill anewch to defend thame selffis at sic tymes of tuilȝe and invasioun 1576 Orkney Oppress. 78.
Henrie Halcro … deponis … that he saw … sum of thame puttand on thair knapscais, and prepairand thame for tuilȝie 1602 Dundonald Par. Rec. 15.
Symon Wallace … to be sumound … for the prowocatioun, onset and tuilȝe … in the kirk yaird 1605 Fraser Hist. Laurencekirk 83.
Ane combat of tulyie was foughten at the salt tron of Edinburgh(b) 1488 Lanark B. Rec. 2.
Rob Park, Sande Galowey … for twllye(c) 1556 Lauder Off. Kings 458.
Fre … Frome toulȝe, bergane, and debait(d) 1572 Satirical Poems xxxiv 59.
In Scotland had not bene sic tuill, Gif this had bene the common reull
3. a. (A spell of) hard work, labour, effort. b. (A period of) trouble, turmoil, strife. Also pl.a., b. c1420 Wynt. v 3957.
It is a wnhonest tohyle [C. tuyl, L. tolȝe, E. tule, E.2 tuylȝe, Au. tuylȝhe, W. It may be callit vnhonest tulȝe] To see the qwyk the dede dyspoyle 1495 Halyb. 89.
For pipis, pakyn, toyll and other costis 1558 Waus Corr. 10.
Plais I haif maid ane toill, considering I haif nocht vrittin to yow thir mony days bygain, bot now to mak ane mendis a1598 Ferg. Prov. MS No. 1528.
Who dryves ane asse & leads ane whore hes toyl & sorrow for evermore 1610 Misc. Hist. Soc. II 202.
His affection to the quene during al these tymes of hir vnfortunat toyles & difficulties 1617 Mure Early Misc. P. xxi 84.
That fishe … not vnmyndfull of her native burnes, Thogh with great toyle, vnto them back returnes 1637 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. VI 361.
The longsome toyle … of working with the hammer 1637 Tayler Hist. Fam. Urquhart 40.
The gout and sciatick wherewith he was seized for his former day's toyle 1684 Insh Colonial Schemes 150.
They will live in much toyl & penury so long as they have strength 1703 Rothesay Par. Rec. 175.
The session resolves to consider Donald McCowaig, beddal, for his great toyle and trouble in redding the church … before the communion
