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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Heremyt(e, -mit, -meit, n. Also: heremite, heremed. [ME. heremyte, -mite (c 1275), OF. heremyte, med. L. heremita. Cf. Eremit and Hermyte.] A hermit.(a) a1400 Leg. S. xvi. 811.
A preste … That fled the warld as heremyt Ib. xxxiv. 282.
The clething of ane ald heremyte c1515 Asl. MS. I. 212/26.
This Hary of Longcastell slew the quhyte heremyte of Yngland and maid a sanct of him c1552 Lynd. Mon. 4307.
Fals heremitis, fassonit lyke the freris 1596 Dalr. I. 237/3.
Fiakre … walde lyue the lyfe of ane heremite in Francecomb. c1460 Alex. (Taym.) 90.
His govne vas … Syd to the fute and heremyte lyk alsua(b) 1497 Treas. Acc. I. 336.
To the heremit of the chapel of Bannokburne iiij s. 1508 Ib. IV. 130.
To the heremit of Maii xiiij s. 1531 Bell. Boece II. 294.
Ane heremit that dwelt in the said Inche(c) c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxv. 9.
O! ȝe heremeitis and hankersaidilis, That takis your pennance at your tablis 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 17.
Thair come ane heremeit … and foundit the cheppill of Laureit 1588 King Cath. Tr. 192.
S. Malrube heremeit and mart. be the Daneis 1622-6 Bisset II. 106/12.
He, as first heremeit, laid the foundament … of solitarie leving in wyldernes(d) c1500 Fyve Bestes 75.
Ane haly heremed