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Quham-to, Quhem-to. [Quham pron. 7; cf. Quhom-to.]
1. interrog.: To whom, to what person or persons? 1491 Inv. Wardrobe 18.
That thai … be callit to thare compt … to schew how thai departit with the said gold or jowellis and quhamto 1500 Acta Conc. II 429.
Quhairof thai war and quhamto thai pertenit 1501 Ib. III 38. 1513 Doug. ii ii 113.
For feir quhamto was schape this destanye Or quho it was Apollo desyrit to die Ib. xi xiii 133. a1570-86 Maitland Maitl. F. xiv 17.
Be war quhamto thy counsale thow reveile Id. Ib. xviii 54.
That we wait nocht quham to we suld adheir
2. The simple relative, with personal antecedent: To whom.(a) c1500 Harl. MS 4700 273a.
Than sall the mair or his deputis quham to that precept is gevin sall pas [etc.] 1513 Doug. ii ii 23.
Quhat other thing now restis to me catyve, Quhamto sal nevir amang Grekis again A place befundyn suythly to remane Ib. v iv 70.
Do lat thame bruke the mastry … Quhamto Neptune list grant Ib. i viii 51, vi xiv 12, etc. a1586 Maitland Ho. Seytoun 41.
The hous quhamto thay ar allyat(b) 1531 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 356.
The empriour … quhem to the kingis grace referris [etc.] 1569 Canongate Ct. Bk. 86.
The remanent convent of Halierudhous quhemto the said James wes collectour … of lang tyme bipast
b. Also, only in Douglas, with non-personal antecedent. 1513 Doug. Comm. i v 29.
To that sais Seruyus, tha partis quhamto coym Anthenor beyn not haldyn of Italy, bot of Lumbardy Id. Æn. vi xvi 24.
Thai schawis, quhamto [Sm. quhom to] repar nane aucht tobe Ib. iii viii 125.
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