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: 1399-1400, 1535, 1590
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(Unhide,) Unhyd(e, v. P.p. also wnhid, onhyd(e. [ME and e.m.E. vn-hide (Cursor M.); Hide v.] tr. To expose, reveal, uncover a. fig. A non-material thing. b. A person's body, etc.a. pres. a1400 Legends of the Saints xxxi 658.
I wil falsede vnhydp.t. a1400 Legends of the Saints x 105.
Fele of thame cane baptisym ta, Seand that he vnhid the hill [sc. ill, evil] That thai twa ded the puple till a1400 Legends of the Saints x 77.
Sancte Mathew than … al the ivglery vnhyd That thai twa be thare craftis dedp.p. a1400 Legends of the Saints i 283.
For dowt his craft vnhid suld be, He kest his bukis in the se a1400 Legends of the Saints xxxiii 696.
George … vndir knychtly habit kyd Cristis professione had vnhyde(b) a1400 Legends of the Saints i 489.
Ȝe sal se, I lay wede, The fendis craft son onhyde a1400 Legends of the Saints xxx 795.
Scho fand onhyd The falset that hyr-selwine dideb. 1535 Stewart 56911.
Douglas … wes … Denudit syne of all his armour bair … And quhen tha saw him nakit and wnhid [etc.] c1590 Fowler I 76/251.
Thair did that youth … vnhyde His bloodie wondis
