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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fog, n. Also: fogge, foge, fooge, foig(e. [ME. fog, fogge (14th c.).]

1. a. Grass left in the field during winter. b. Moss.(a) a1500 Henr. Fab. 198 (A).
It was a semple wane Off fog and farne full misterlyk war maid 1494 Treas. Acc. I. 249.
Item gyffyne for fog to the barge c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxi. 34 (M).
Gryt court hors puttis me fra the staw To fang the fog be firthe and fald 1558 Rentale Dunkeld. 357.
To ane man to gadder fog 1593–4 Ayr Common Good Acc.
To twa boyis for pulling fog to the kirk 1616–7 Ib.
For fog to the sklating of the kirk 1635 Chapel Royal cxciv.
For the new work of the fore entre … with skailȝe and fog theiking 1643 Misc. Abbotsf. C. I. 182.
Ȝe … offered him ane grass, as ȝe callit it, but to his appearance, nothing but ane litle quantitie of quhyt moss or fogge(b) 1629 M. Works Acc. XXIV. 3 b.
For vj burdeines foge 1657 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 385.
To sclaitters quha sklaittit the toofallis of the Hie Kirk, for thair warkmanschipe and foge 1681 Irvine Mun. II. 297.
For cairieng 18 burden of fooge to the church(c) 1561 Edinb. B. Deeds 12.
The saidis … sall fynd irne naillis to naill on the laithe & foige 1609–10 Ayr Common Good Acc.
For foig to the kirk

2. Attrib. (in sense 1 a) with lamb, mart (also absol.), male (= payment). 1471 Exch. R. VIII. 44.
De fog lammys loci de Harehede Ib. 47.
j bow kow, j fog, j fule mart 1485 Ib. IX. 318.
De le fog lammys de Blyndlee — 1540 Reg. Privy S. 551/2.
Fogmale de Kirktoun de Vne … cum lie tolbeir de Auchlevin