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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1617
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Beȝond, Beȝound, prep. and adv. Also: beȝonde, beyhond(e, beyon(d; beȝownd, beyewnde, beȝovnd. [ME. beȝonde, beȝunde, etc., early ME. beȝonden, biȝeonden, ONhb. beᵹeonda, OE. beᵹeondan.]
1. On the farther side of. a1400 Legends of the Saints xvii. 103.
Be-ȝond the vatere a1400 Ib. xxxvi. 555.
Beȝond Iordane in Araby 1417 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 249.
Land liand be-yhonde the tende hows burne 14.. Acts I. 50/2.
Ony that wonnys beyhond the said merchis c1420 Wynt. i. 1170.
By-yhonde all Ethiope … Lyis mekyll land c1420 Ib. iv. 1761.
Beyhond an arme off se 1456 Hay I. 105/18.
The haly land beȝond the grete see c 1480 Lindores Abbey 418.
The kyrk of Kynnathmonthe be-yound the monthe 1488 Treasurer's Accounts I. 99.
Beȝonde the water in Fyfe c1515 Asloan MS I. 163/20.
Nixt beȝonde that is Orknay 1529 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 16.
Beyond the walter of Forthe 1596 Dalr. I. 16/17.
Beȝond the watir of the Clydefig. 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 26.
That thai wald easelie get thair hand beyond the duke
b. Frequent in beȝond (the) se (or seis).(1) 14.. Acts I. 574.
Alswele beyhond the see as on this side c1420 Wynt. viii. 5249.
A gud knycht … That had trawellyd beyhond the se 1456 Peebles B. Rec. 118.
A sartan som of gold … qwylk he had geyfyng hym beyond the se a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 382.
Sic reule gerris the … sitt vnsoupit oft beȝond the sey 1513 Doug. iii. vi. 95.
Quhen that beȝond the sey sall stand All thi navy 1573 Davidson Satirical Poems xlii. 342.
Our countrie clerkis beȝond the seyis Wald draw thame hame(2) 1518 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 183.
Alswell on the partis beyond sey as on this syde 1541 Reg. Privy S. II. 581/2.
For furing of thame furth of oure realme to the partis beȝond sey 1553 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 184.
To tak gudis afeild beyound sey 1581 Acts III. 221/2.
Onie droggis or confectouris, brocht from the pairtis beȝound sey 1597 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs II. 4.
Merchandis resortand to France, Flanderis, or ony pairtis beȝoynd sey
c. ellipt. and as adv. Overseas. 1437 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 5.
Baith on this syde the sey and beyound 1482 Ib. 147.
On this side of the sey or beyond 1512 Reg. Privy S. I. 360/2.
Quhill the said Robertis returnyn fra the partis beȝound 1527 Douglas Corr. 119.
I … hes hard of ȝour … prosperite in ȝour vayage in the partis beȝond
2. Beyond or above, in respect of time, number, degree, etc. a 1470 Liber Aberbr. 105.
Beyownd al memor of man 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 145.
His bemis send he hes out far, Beȝond vther sternis all a1578 Pitsc. II. 109/10.
Thair was drownitt … beȝond vjc gentellmen 1608 Highland P. III. 114.
As ȝour heichnes dominiones ar inlargeit beȝond thairis c1611–c1617 Mure Early Misc. P. i. 117.
That joy beȝond all meassour
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