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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: <1375, 1375
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Lidyate, n. [OE. hlidᵹeat (hlið-), late ME. and e.m.E. (north. and midl.) lidyate (1441), lyd yate (1557), mod. Eng. dial. of north Lincs. lidyate, and in mod. Eng. place-names (of Lancs. and Worcestershire) as Lydiate; f. hlid Lid n. and ᵹeat Ȝet n.] = Lidgait and Liggat. —? 1170 Liber Dryburgh 269.
De terra infirmorum usque ad le lidyate et sic per viridem viam [etc.]
