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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Pend, v.¹ Also: pende. [Appar. F. pendĕre, late and med. L. pendĕre (L. pendēre) to hang, but subsequently influenced by Pend n.¹, which prob. originated as a derivative of this verb.]

1. tr. To build as an arch or vaulting, to vault. Also const. owr. 1443 Reg. Cambuskenneth 127.
That they may lefully in his said west wall … sett corballis … , lay guttaris … , and pend brasis to be flure to kechingis or sic small housing 1541 Soc. Ant. III. 161.
Inlikwise with ane wthir walter tabill … abone the thak on the est gawill of the queir weill pendit in half round to the said queir vnder the said tabill c 1542 Macgibbon & Ross V. 543.
The said queir to be compleitlie pendit with croce brace and rinruif 1611 Ib. 6.
Ane chy[m]nay in the west gawill of the hall and ane chy[m]nay in ilk chalmer being all sufficientlie pendit 1642 Alyth Kirk Sess. in Sc. N. & Q. 1 Ser. XII. 60.
To big an bridge of stone pendit ower the burne callit Drondohcie making ane sufficient bow of sex fitts of breed

b. To constitute the material of (a vault), to serve as ‘pend’ (Pend n.¹ 2) to. 1548 Acta Conc. & Sess. MS. XXIV. 170.
Ane gret nomer of stanis quhilkis pendit ane gret wolt within the said abbay [Kilwinning]

2. To furnish with arching or vaulting; to arch or vault over. Also const. over. 1467 Ayr B. Ct. 107a (26 Oct.).
Wyll of Blenkanop is bundyn tyll pende owr ane boll of the bryg 1553 Banff Ann. I. 31.
For lyme to mend the porche dwir and to pend it a1586 Maitland Ho. Seytoun 29.
Scho biggit anne yle … pendit and theikit it wyth stane Ib.34.
This George biggit the queir … and pendit it … wyth rymbraces 1612 Old Dundee I. 177.
He sall pend sufficiently the twa side walls … for receiving of the water within the house 1644 Edinb. B. Rec.VIII. 41.
For bigging ane stane wall … and ane great yett on everie end pendit within and withowt 1657 Lanark B. Rec. 159.
To raise the said wall … and to pend over the sex fute beyond the wall to be buildit within