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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Ladin, Laidin, v. Also: ladyn, -en, ladne; ladn-, laidn-, leidn-. P.p. ladnit, -yt, -id, -ed, laidnit and see Ladinit. [e.m.E. laden: cf. Lade n., Lade v. and Lodin v.]

1. tr. a. To put the cargo on board, load (a ship). b. To load (goods) into a ship, to ship (goods). Also c. absol.a. 1533 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 61.
His schip … wes nocht frauchtit bot [he] hes laidnit hir with his awin gudis 1513 Doug. iii. vi. 213 (R).
Our caruellis howis ladnis … he Wyth huge charge of siluer 1558–9 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 29.
To lois his guddis furth of his schippis … and to ladyn his said schip agane with all lesum merchandice 1563 Grant Chart. 129.
Gyf onye … skippar … sall tak vpon hand … to laidin his schip or boytt and lowis fray shoyr 1596 Dalr. II. 117/26.
The King of Ingland ladening with men of weir threscor and ten parte swofte schips, parte barkis 1694 Kingarth Par. Rec. 176.
He ladned the scout with turf on Wednesdayb. 1514 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 89.
The … gudis that happinnis to be input and ladnyt in the samyn schippis 1560 (c 1650) Dundee B. Laws 22.
The merchant resaver or deliverer of the geir being livered or ladned sall pay xx s. 1599 Conv. Burghs II. 55.
Of ilk doissin of buirdis loissit laidnit or sauld at thair herbere aucht peneis 1622-6 Bisset II. 254/1.
Gif ane servand leidnand merchandice borrowes silver 1641 Acts V. (1817) 580/1.
With power to pak and peill … and als to laidin and disladin the saidis merchandice and guidisc. 1622-6 Bisset II. 229/13.
Maisteris of schipis … befoir the laidning of there schipis … sall exhibit the guidis that they put in, in the place quhere they laidin

d. To load (a cart). 1560 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 96.
For men that ladnid [pr. landid] thir cartts iiij s. Ib.
To pure men that bure the thimmer in Leith to the carttis and ladnit the samyne xix s. viij d.

2. intr. Of a ship: To take on cargo.Only to los and (nor) ladin. — 1578 Conv. Burghs I. 58.
To haue ane place in the hawin for oure schippis to los and ladin in 1587 Irvine Mun. I. 74.
The … herborie … quhair the schippis and barkis wont to repair lose and ladin 1593 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 81.
Thrie or four schippis presentlie losand and laidnand 1605 Ib. 275. 1613 Conv. Burghs II. 387. 1622-6 Bisset II. 253/11.
[Ships that are] nethir loissand nor laidnand bot emptie

3. tr. Of the cargo: To load, be a (full) cargo for (a ship) 1622 Conv. Burghs III. 127.
Such sufficient quantitie of salt as salbe abill to pak as manie fisches as may laidin thair haill schips, barks and crears

4. fig. To load, overwhelm (a person, with slanders); to burden, oppress (oneself, with worry, etc.).(1) 1596 Dalr. II. 356/13.
To ladne him with deceitful leisingis, criminable crymes, and tailes vntrue a1652 Dickson Psalms (1653) 204.
It is Satan's policy first to laden the godly with slanders [etc.](2) 1653 Binning Wks. (1841) 586.
I have undertaken your yoke and burden, why then do you laden yourselves any more with the apprehension of it