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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hede, Heid, v.¹ Also: hed, heyde, head. [Northern ME. hede, hed (c 1300), also heved Hevid v.; f. Heden.¹] tr. To behead (a person). Also absol.(a) 1375 Barb. v. 402.
All the presoners … gert he hed ilkane a1400 Leg. S. ii. 160.
Paule [he] … bad hedit suld be Ib. ix. 318.
Sum men sais … That he richt thane heddyt wes a1500 Bk. Chess 495.
Under bannysing Or to be hedit 1529 Rec. Earld. Orkney 59.
Edward Sinclar … hedit and slew in ane bern 7 men of Zeitland 1571 Misc. Spald. C. II. 37.
Captane James Cullen was hedyd at Leycht(b) a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 901.
Sum wer heidit, sum stanit 1515 Acta Conc. MS. XXVII. 83.
The said lard … quhen he wes passand to deid to be heidit declarit 1535 Stewart 3531.
The counsallouris … Till heid or hang as thame self lykit best 1549 Compl. 162/14.
He gart his flaschar lay ther craggis on ane stok and gart heyde them 1571 Sat. P. xxix. 35.
Sum for the hure garris heid thameselff 1596 Dalr. I. 292/15.
The Scotis … heidet thair the deid lyeris c1650 Spalding II. 391.
And schortlie, with ane maiden, he wes heidit(c) 1592 Crim. Trials I. 358.
Capitane Johne Gordoun … wes headitt and hes man wes hangitt 1685 Red Bk. Grandtully II. 269.
Argyll is to die on Tuesday nixt, whither headed or hanged I cannot yet tell

b. In the phr. To hede and hing (hang). Also quasi-intr. and absol. 1375 Barb. iv. 30.
The king … gert draw hym, & hede & hing a1500 Bk. Chess 500.
Wuder the pane … to heid or hang a1500 Doug. K. Hart 528.
Fals tratouris … That seruit weill be draw, both heid and hing 1540 Lynd. Sat. 3218 (B).
Ane king … That purposis to heid and hang ws a1570-86 Maitland Maitl. F. xxi. 62.
Quhen ane of thame sustenis wrang We cry for justice, heid and hang 1601 Frasers of Philorth 267.
To heid and hang, burne and drowne the saidis trausgressouris [etc.] 1634 Stirling's Royal Lett. II. 761.
Infeftments … with power to hang, head, imprison, [etc.] ?1661-5 M. Bruce Soul-Confirmation 3.
They will head and hing them