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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Bypast, Bipast, p.p. and ppl. a. Also: biepast. [Variant of Bypassit,p.p.; cf. ME. bypast (1425), also e.m.E. (1525).]

1. Of time: Past, elapsed, gone by. (Cf. Bypassit,p.p. 1.) a. Added to specifications of past times or dates.(a) 1389 Cart. Cambuskenneth 260.
The tane half [to be paid] as for the Martymes terme last bipast 1473–4 Treas. Acc. I. 66.
To Henry Litstare for his Martimes fee last bipast 1493 Acta Conc. 299/2.
He haid maid … a lettre of tak … xxx ȝeris or therby bipast 1521–2 Wemyss Chart. 149.
Quhill the said xxviii day of Iunii last bipast 1533 Bell. Livy I. 302/25.
Quhat is the caus … that na man impugnit this new signorie sa mony monethis bipast? 1561 Reg. Privy C. I. 162.
Gudis takin … fra certane Britoneris in the moneth of Maij last bipast 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 34.
For ye haif your protectour the samyn god this yeir that wes the yeir bipast 1600 Red Bk. Grandtully I. p. lxxxi.
For his lait seruice done, … vpoun the fyft day of August last bipast(b) 1452 Tytler Hist. II. 387.
Before the xxij day of the moneth of July last bypast 1549 Compl. 82/29.
To mak cruel veyris contrar vs thir mony ȝeiris bypast 1549 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 146.
Ony fawldis … that hes lyin ony langer nor ane yeir bypast 1555 Ib. 221.
On Sonday at evin last bypast 1575 Bk. Univ. Kirk I. 334.
No exercise has been keeped since Pasche by past a year Ib.
On Ȝuile day last bypast 1558 Misc. Wodrow Soc. 110.
Errouris justly condempnit of lang tyme bypast 1581 Cath. Tr. 75/17.
His royal predicessores thir mony hundreth yeris bypast 1589 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 147.
Ane act … of the dait the thrid day of Junij last bypast 1596 Misc. Spald. C. II. 131.
Thow being chargit to haue set souertie at ane certane day bypast 1643 Melrose R. Rec. I. 135.
The wrangs done be him … upon the last day of [blank] last bypast 1667 Corshill Baron Ct. 75.
This last summer bypast

b. Qualifying time(s) or equivalent terms. 1456 Hay I. 34/1.
In the tyme ancient bypast 1492 Myll Spect. 285/27.
Sum notable examplis that has fallyn in tyme bypast 1549 Compl. 89/29.
That ȝe be delegent to remeide ȝour abusions of the tymis by past 1559 St. A. Kirk S. 11.
The doctryne presentlie techet in this cietie, and daiis bypast sen Witsounday 1568 Skeyne Descr. Pest viii.
Reformand our … corrupt leuing in tymis bypast 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 22.
Considder how mony … honest meanys ye haif socht in tyme bipast a1578 Pitsc. II. 42/18.
In the ȝeiris bypast 1689 Falkirk Par. Rec. I. 251.
According as the said hammermen … hes bein in use to doe in any tyme bypast

c. In predicative use. Cf. Bypassit 1 (1). 1555 Carte Northberwic 70.
Quhill the Purificatioun of our Ladye be bypast callit Kandelmas 1560 Rolland Seven S. 61/3.
Remeid bypast, than he began to rew 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. 41.
The ȝeare being bypast, the land sall returne to the over-lord 1640-1 Kirkcudbr. Min. Bk. 165.
The … sex dayes being bypast and nae peyment maid

2. Done in, belonging to, past time.Originally predicative or following, latterly preceding, the noun.(1) 1456 Hay I. 170/32.
That God will punys thame for sum faultis bypast 1513 Doug. ii. i. 2.
Irkit of the weir, Bypast or than sa mony langsum ȝeir a1570-86 Steel Maitl. F. xli. 95.
Quhen this was done and all by past The ferd conquest approchit fast 1531 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 55.
He sall pay all maner of dewteis bypast 1535 Stewart 22325.
The skaith … done to ws, and oure eldaris bipast a1570-86 Maitl. F. xlv. 53.
Vnkyndnes bypast may nocht be forȝet 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 309.
That … the said bordoraris or hieland men … be not … persewit for thingis bypast(2) 1593 Misc. Abbotsf. C. 214.
The bypast experience of our favour 1609 Bk. Pasquils 422.
The ancient grudges borne in tyme of biepast troubles 1622 Highland P. III. 313.
That man, whose bipast lyffe … hes bene so lewde 1693 Apol. Clergy 21.
Had not the clergy as good right to their by-past stipends as any man had to his private estate?