A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hese, v. Also: heese, hease. [Var. of Heis v.] tr. To pull up, hoist. Also fig.1502 Treas. Acc. II. 153.
To the marinaris … that hesit the bellis out off the schip and put thaim in ane bote 1513 Doug. ix. viii. 112.
All sammyn hastand with a pavys of tre Hesyt togidder abuf thar hedys hie 1517 Treas. Acc. V. 121.
To xxj pinoris … in the castell drawand, hesand, and upputtand the ij gret jestis in the mydchamir 1590-1 R. Bruce Serm. (1843) 166.
To have our hearts heased and our minds lifted vp to the heavens 1626 Garden Worthies 44.
Thy strong steel'd staff … Hees'd hot-spur'd Percies heels above his horse 1624 Crim. Trials III. 570.
Thaireftir, cuming all aboird, [they] heasit vp saill, and past to the sea 1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. (1699) 235.
He … thereafter heased and drew him by the heels, off the saids lands
