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Lute, n. ¹ Also: lut(t; luit(t, luyt(e; luth. [ME. (north.) loyt (1361–2), lute (Chaucer), e.m.E. lute, lewte(1481–90), OF. leut, MF. leuth, lut. mod. F. luth.] A lute, the musical instrument.(a) c1450-2 Howlat 761.
The lilt pype and the lute, the fydill in fist 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 307.
For a lute to the King vi s. viij d. a1500 Seven S. 2522.
Harpe, lute, gittern, clarschaw & croude c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 128. 1528 Lynd. Dreme 12.
With lute in hand, syne sweitlie to thé [I] sang 1533 Treas. Acc. VI. 87.
For ane lute with the caise and ane dosane of stringis coft in Glasqu … xl s. 15.. King Berdok 30. 1560 Rolland Seven S. 627. 1566 Treas. Acc. MS. 84.
Playar vpoun the lute 1587 Edinb. Test. XVII. 162.
Gutterne, lut and siterin 1587-99 Hume 16/141. 1591 Thanes of Cawdor 204.
Drink silver to John Londie playar on the lut 1597 Bk. Rates MS. 7.
Luttis of musik the peice … v li. c1610 Melville Mem. 124.
[Queen Mary] somtymes wald play vpon lut and virginelis Ib. 14. 1612 Bk. Rates (Halyb.) 321.
Luttes of Cullane making with cases the peice iiii li., of Venice making with cases the peice x li. 1618 Mar. & Kellie MSS. Suppl. 83.
Allexander … playis prattilie weill upon the lutt(b) 1526 Treas. Acc. V. 276.
To Williame Calbrath to by ane luyt 1533 Ib. VI. 216.
To ane boy that past … to Edinburgh for the Kingis luyte 15.. Clar. ii. 1645.
The luits beine sayit and the strings 1597 Bk. Rates MS. 10 b.
Stringis for luittis, gitternis, harpis 1603 Elgin Rec. II. 398.
To instruct … the ȝowthe … to play upoun all musicall instrumentis speciallie virginallis monicordis luit seister 1610 14th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. iii. 92.
Luit(c) 1587-99 Hume 69/30.
A loflie troup of ladies in array, Sum on a luth, sum on a sistre play

b. Attrib. and comb. in lute buke, luit playing, and Lute-string. c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus ii. 175.
In luit and harp playing … we haue experience 1579 Misc. Bann. C. II. 199.
Tua lute bukes, the pece iiii s. 1621-40 Melville Commompl. Bk. 27.
Ane luitt book