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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Lamit, Laymet, Leamit, p.p. and ppl. a. Also: lamyt, -et, laamyt; lemit; leyammitt; lammit. [Cf. Lamed.] Lamed, maimed, crippled; disabled, incapacitated; and const. in or of the part affected. Also b. absol. and c. transf.(1) ?1438 Alex. ii. 10335.
[The horse] Ferrand wery was and lamit a1500 Lanc. 3209.
If … he be ded or lamyt, This warld sal have hyme … defamyt 1507 Treas. Acc. IV. 73.
To ane lamyt man, ij s. 1513 Doug. v. v. 65.
The eddyr … kut in tway … The tother part, lamyt, clynschis and makis hir byd Ib. x. vi. 118.
The ryght arm … hyngis by, As impotent, quyte lamyt and dedly c1520-c1535 Nisbet Acts iii. 2.
A man that was lamyt [Wy. lame] fra the wambe of his moder Id. Ep. Auld Test. viii. 3.
Confort ye laamyt handis and mak ye stark febile kneis 1533 Boece ix. iii. 291 b.
Membris quhilk … war dry and lamyt 1574 Reg. Privy C. II. 392.
Ane hospital to the pure lamitt and faderles infantis(b) 1585 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 420.
To visite … the puir quha sall happin to be seik or sair, laymet or hurt(c) 1595 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 124.
The puir deuydit in four rankis, … babis, … , leamit and impotent persones 1597 Misc. Spald. C. I. 133.
He is becum altogidder criple, lemit, and impotent of his hand and syde(d) 16.. Hist. Kennedy 12.
James Crafurd … wes schott in the kirnellis of the thie, quhairoff he wes leyammitt all his dayis(e) 1618 M. Works Acc. XV. 63 b.
Mending of the lammit hors that had a stob in his feit(2) 1538 Crim. Trials I. i. 207.
I ame … lamit in my persoune, be tormenting 1557 Digest Justiciary Proc. B. 145.
John Adamsone [was] … lamit of ane lege 1581 Treas. Acc. MS. 56 (2).
For the hailing of Ambrose Galloway, lamit of his rycht arme 1631 Justiciary Cases I. 166.
He is lamet and mutilat of his said legb. 1567 G. Ball. 67.
He haillit the seik, sair, lamit and blinde 1572 Thirds of Bene-fices 241.
The crypellis, lamyt, blynd and pouir [of the hospital]c. 1567 Bk. Univ. Kirk I. 94.
The lamit and impotent members of Chryst … perishing for hunger and cold