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Quotation dates: 1491-1605
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Derigé, Dergie, n. Also: deregé, der(i)egie; deirgé, -ey, dergy, deargy, dairgie, dargé; draigé; dregy. [Variant of Dirigé.] a. The office for the dead. b. A dirge.(a) 1491 Treasurer's Accounts I. 178.
To the prestis of Lythqow for the Kingis derige c1500 Rowll Cursing 110 (M).
All thir about the beir salbe, Singand ane dolorous deregie 1509 Mun. Univ. Glasg. I. 45.
I leif to the Blak Freis of Glasgve acht schillyngis … to syng derige on Salmes day 1509 Ib.
Thai that ar prestis to saye derige and mes and the laif of the studentis to saye derige 1527 Orkney & Sh. Rec. I. 106.
Eftir my deceise to vphald yerly myn derige and saule[mes] for my foirbearis sawlis and myn 1537 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I. 414.
Peying … for derege and sawll mes for the said maistir Alexander fadir, modir, brudir and sistir, twente and four schillingis c1552 Lynd. Mon. 4782.
Latt thay that fructfull fysche eschaip thare nett, … Adew the daylie dolorous derigeis a1578 Pitsc. I. 310/6.
Thow sayis all is in waine … quhene we singe saull mese, psalmes, and deriegies(b) 1504 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 99.
Ane statute with consent of the prebenders of St. Geilis Kirk anent the dergis, sawle mas feistis, and vthers c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxv. 23 (B).
Ane dergy devoit and meik c1500-c1512 Ib. 28.
Sa the dergy begynis thus a1568 Scott i. 90.
Thai tyrit God with tryfillis, tvme trentalis, And daisit him with daylie dargeis a1570-86 Inglis Maitland Folio MS lxii. 14.
So mony preistis cled vp in seculair weid, … Sa few to reid the deirgey and the beid a1578 Pitsc. I. 374/17.
All thair … solempniteis Thow turned vnto dulfull deirgeis 1579 Reg. Privy C. III. 215.
Thaireftir [they] dansit and sang the saule mes and dairgie for the ministeris deid meir 1581 Satirical Poems xliv. 8.
That Sathan for ȝour saull may dergie sing c1590 Fowler I. 368/41.
O sing my deargy hear, And bringe my beare a1605 Birrel Diary 7.
Ther wes ane solemne saule mess with a dergie soung afternoone(c) 1504 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 99.
That the absents for the tyme sall haif na fie nor waiges for the draiges and sawle mes(d) a1568 Bannatyne MS 102 a.
The dregy of Dunbar maid to King James the fyift being in Striuilling
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