A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1420, 1499-1586
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Unfylit, p.p. Also: unfylyt, -fyllit, -fylet, -fyld, -fyild, -fil(l)it, -fild, wnfylyd, -filit, onfylit, -filit. [ME unfiled (c1200), unfilyd (1435); Fyle v.]
1. In fig. context: Undefiled; not tainted or rendered impure, sexually pure.(a) a1400 Legends of the Saints xi 365.
This dekine is chaste & haly man & vnfylyt his flesch ȝete a1400 Legends of the Saints xiv 62.
He had nothire vyf na cheld Bot his flesche kepyt euir vnfylit c1420 Wynt. v 4842.
Borne wes he … Wnfylyd [C. Wnfilit, W. Vnfylit] hyre virgynyte a1500 Golagros and Gawane 352.
Fayr of fell and of face as flour vnfild 1535 Stewart 16287.
Richt clene he wes, but ony vice vnfyllit 1535 Stewart 27577.
This fair ladie … of fame vnfyld 1551 Hamilton Catechism 91.
Quhasa provokis uthirs to lechorie … and quha may keip uthirs unfylit … and dois it nocht c1550-60 Arundel MS 287/274.
Vnfillit wes thy chaistite a1568 Bannatyne MS 40a/21.
I knaw no man, my madinheid is vnfyild(b) 1513 Doug. ii ii 153.
By the faith onfylit [Sm. wnfilit, Ruddim. vnfilit] and leil lawte 1533 Gau 40/25.
Ane ȝowng virgine onfilit with man 1533 Gau 56/11.
Ane … congregacione vithout ony spot or deformite bot … halie and onfilit vithout ony crime
b. Physically clean, uncontaminated.1583–4 Edinb. B. Rec. IV 321.
That the said milleris … keip the said nichtbouris quheitt … vnfylet
2. In law: (Of a charge) Not found justified, not proven.1586 Douglas Chart. 289.
Quhat billis … restis vnfylit or deliuerit for
