A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Upheve, v. P.t. uphewit. P.p. uphevyt. [ME and e.m.E. vpheue (a1300), vp heaue (1563); Heve v.1] tr. To heave or lift up, to raise. —pres. 1513 Doug. x xiv 31.
[He] baith hys handis … Towart the hevin vphevis in a fary 1513 Doug. xiii x 21.
The fader Eneas … Hys handis baith vphevis towartis hevin —p.t. a1400 Leg. S. xliii 94.
The ald his handis … Vphewit to the hewine rycht thare —p.p. 1513 Doug. x xiii 97.
The bytand brand vphevyt [Ruddim. vpheuit] keppyt he
