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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Feit, Feyit, ppl. a. Also: feyt, feyet, fiet; fede, feyd, feid, fied. [e.m.E. feeid (1579), feede, feed, f. Fe v.] Engaged or hired with a fee.(a) 1447 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 15.
Alsweill the feit chaplaynis and the feft chaplaynis 1474 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 32.
Ony prentis … of the saidis craftisman, or yit his feit man 1520 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. 354.
Sir Johne Fif, thar feit choristar and singar 1567 Reg. Privy C. I. 545.
Accumpaneit with a greit nowmer of feit men of weir 1581 Red Bk. Menteith II. 421.
For the hame leiding of thame [treis] to the place, with feit men and hors 1600 Paisley B. Rec. 234.
[They] were feit hirds to keip the touns ky 1609 Edinb. Test. XLV. 302 b.
My tennentis and feit seruandis within my hous(b) 1522 Fife Sheriff Ct. 255.
Gif he wald preve … that he wes the lardis feyt seruand & tuke feall of him 1535 Stewart 51679.
Ane feyit seruand in the tyme he hed 1559 Inverness B. Rec. I. 38.
He … byis his chepman leddyr fra Donald Dryne quha is his feyt callan 1580 Edinb. B. Rec. IV 162.
Thair feyit and houshald seruandis 1590 Ib. V. 15.
The evill … words gevin be him to the touns feyet watche(c) 1554–5 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 29.
To by the fede lad ane cot, xs.(d) 1596 Dalr. I. 298/11.
Kennethie … meitis him … with a power of fiet suddartis 1622 Black Bk. Taymouth 374.
Persewis Patrik M^cNab … for taking away of his awin fied hird 1655 Peebles B. Rec. II. 29.
Such as shall be fied servants haveing testimonialles 1673 Corshill Baron Ct. IV. 112.
Alexander Dickie … , fied servant to the said John Dillidaff