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South-sid(e, -syd(e, n. Also: southt-, sowth(e)-, sowtht-, sowith-, sowyth-, suth-, sutht-, swtht-, suyth-, soucht- and -sid, -syid. [ME and e.m.E. south side (Manning); South adj. and Sid(e n.]

1. The southern side of a building (esp. a church), a street, etc.). Also attrib.(1) 1552–3 Edinb. B. Rec. II 337.
For the lane of blakks to hing the queir of the south side [sc. of the church](2) 1513 Edinb. Hammermen 80.
For the vpputtin of the rauchteris one the southtsid of the kirk for the wynd 1579 Rec. Earld. Orkney 146.
The chemeis hous … liand on the suythsyd of the gait 1583 Glasgow Chart. II 612.
His tenement … liand on the southt side of the Troyngate a1586 Maitland Ho. Seytoun 29.
Scho biggit ane yle on the south syd of the paroche kirk of Seytoun(3) 1614 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 349.
In hir majesties hall and south syd thairof 1638 Sc. N. & Q. 1 Ser. XII 45.
For putting up the glassin window in the sowthe syd of the queir 1670 Aberd. B. Rec. IV 267.
Seing ther wes comodious places betwixt the pillers in the south syde of the new churchattrib. 1542 Soc. Ant. III 162.
Four lycht to be biggit in the southsyd wall … squair lintalit

2. The southern part (of an area). Also attrib.Also as a place name. a1250 Liber Melros in Orig. Par. I 300.
[That part of the moor which lies between] Suthside [and] Arewes(1) 1551 Hamilton Cat. 51.
Siclik supersticion … trowand that thair is mair halynes or vertew on the south syde [sc. of the kirk yard] than on the north(2) 1456 Liber Aberbr. II 88.
The sowthe syde of the myre sal ly in commoun pasture 1458 Liber Aberbr. II 104.
Fra thyne to ane crosstane in the sowth syd of Dromakalyow 1527–8 Selkirk B. Ct. MS 133a.
Ane tenement of land lyand in the soucht sid of the kirkȝard 1540–1 Elgin Rec. I 56.
The land of Allexander Cator lying on the sowyth syid of this brucht 1548–9 Corr. M. Lorraine 289.
Ane assyett on the swtht syd of the tone 1597–8 Elgin Rec. II 63.
That all the elderis of the north syd of the toun avait on the communioun … and the elderis of the south syid sall avait … the nixt Sonday 1672 Sheriffhall Coal Accompt 30 Nov.
For gowffing ane holl on the southsyde of the combe for aireattrib. 1674 Sheriffhall Coal Accompt 4 April.
The hol in the south syde comb quhair the tymber wes taken out

b. absol. Those resident in the southern part of a place. 1597–8 Elgin Rec. II 62.
The sowth syid sall communicat first and sic of the landward as hes ressauit thair taikyins

3. The area to the south of a place (freq., a river), adjacent to or beyond (over) it to the south. Also without const.(1) 1386 Rot. Sc. II 85/2.
Begynnand at the south side of Teys to north side of the Scotish see 1425 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 97.
Landis liand on the sovth side of the bvrne of the saide burch 1440 Acts II 32/2.
The justice on the south side of the Scottis Se c1515 Asl. MS I 249/5.
On the south syde of Humber he was slane in the feld fechting 1540 Acta Conc. & Sess. MS XII 99b.
Hir lugeing … in the Cannangait of the abbay of Halierud hous on the south syd of the girth cors 1587 Acts III 465/1.
The plegeis for … the Hielandes and Iles to be placeit on the south side of the same watter of Forth 1626 Coll. Rebus Alban. 123.
The West Ilandis … as thay pass the Muill of Kintyre … ar devydit in these of the south and of the northe syde of Kintyre 1689 Cramond Kirk S. III 6 Dec.
A generall fast through this kingdome on the southside of Tay(2) 1489 Treas. Acc. I 125.
To Schaw the currur to pas on the suthsyd the watter 1498 Acta Conc. II 210.
On the north and south sydis the Watter of Forth 1506 Peebles B. Rec. I 200.
The Rud Milne … on the sowith sid the Castelhill(3) 1439–40 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I 239.
My lande … lyande … apon the vest syde of the Gastraw betwix the lande of Johnne Henryson … on the south syde [etc.] 1466 Ayr B. Ct. 6 Oct.
On the ta half of hir tenement on the northt side with a hous apon the tayle on the southt side 1490 Dunferm. B. Rec. I 11.
Resignacione … of a lande liand in the Collyaraw betwix the land of John Schurtus one the sutht sid and the myl laid on the northt part 1518 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 47.
[The said William's tenement] liand … in the Wolgait betuix … the landis of George Chepman upone the southt syd and the burgh stret upone the northt part(4) 1511 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 13.
Ane tenement of land … lyand over the sowtht syde of Peilgait