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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Grave, Grawe, n.¹ Also: graive, graiwe, greawe. [ME. grave, OE. grafe, græfe, etc., inflectional forms of græf Graf. Cf. Graif n.] A grave.(a) 14.. Acts I. 380/2.
Defoularis of gravis or sepulturis c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 1134.
Hys fadres grave a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 581.
Quhen I am deid, to burie me in graue 1513 Doug. x. x. 36.
To erd … nor delf in graue c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 1296.
The knicht had sone bene in his graue c1552 Id. Mon. 3928.
The dede men rais out of thair graue 1560 Rolland Seven S. 7657.
At the graues syde a1585 Maitl. Q. lxv. 162.
Sen … syn convoyit all erthlie wit to grave(b) a1400 Leg. S. i. 140.
They … broucht hym to the grawe richt thane Ib. xvi. 519.
Thai had na lomys … For to make a ganand grawe Ib. iii. 77.
All … Deide, & in a grawe war dycht c1420 Wynt. v. 3460.
A grawe off new wes made 1495 Reg. Episc. Brechin II. 317.
To kast haly watter on thar grawys 1533 Gau 44/16.
Thay vindit his halie body, and sine laid it in the grawe c1590 Fowler I. 104/15.
Achilles brawe … to frie from death and grawe 1636 Chron. Perth 34.
The moulis wer turnit on him in his grawe 1682 Elgin Rec. I. 329.
The casters of the grawes for the dead(c) 1584 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 317.
To evin and fill vp the graives 1620 Breadalbane Doc. (Reg. H.) No. 437.
To … tak away aney buriall stane aff any graive(d) 1503 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. 342.
The sagristaur sale have for ilka graiwe makin and bellis ringin … vii d. 1611 Reg. Panmure I. p. xcv.
Ane greawe … withe ane bread stone