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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Langsattil(l, -settil(l, n. Also: lange- and -satle, -set(t)le; and longsettle. [Late north. ME. and north. e.m.E. longe satill (1444), longsetylle (15th c.), long settle, langsettell (1571).] = Langsadil(l n.¹ b. Also langsatill bed, langsettil bed.(a) c 1578 Maxwell Mem. I. 312.
Ane langsattill had certane cuisschingis 1667 Edinb. Test. LXXIII. 107.
Ane firlangsalle, ane fir boord(b) 1590 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 406.
Ane lang settill and fyt gang to John Cairnis 1624 Edinb. Test. LII. 198.
Ane dressour of fir with ane langesettill thairin 1631 Ib. LV. 157 b.
Ane langsettill pryce x li. 1644 Ib. LXI. 82 b.
Ane old langsettill pryce thairof xl s. 1679 Corshill Baron Ct. 150.
[She is] to remove ane langsetle out of his house … The judge … decernit [her] to remove the said almrie … and if shee break the house wall to get the same out to build upe the same againe 1685 Soc. Ant. LVIII. 365.
In the kitchin … 2 ambries with a faulding lang setle(c) 1628 Stirling Ant. IV. 187.
He had Elspet Steinsoune their servand being lying beyond the said Jonet Chrystie in ane longsettle, cum furth and leave herb. (1528) Balfour Pract. 234.
The air sall have … ane langsettil bed with ane arras work, ane mantle [etc.] c 1578 Maxwell Mem. I. 312.
Ane fine stand bed, ane langsatill bed, ane irne chimnay 1636 Edinb. Test. LVII. 327.
Ane halff lang settle bed of wanscott