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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1653

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Rede, Reid, Read(e, n.5 [Rede v.2; cf. Red n.] a. Debris, rubbish. = Red n. 2. b. Fitting out (a ship and those travelling in it) for a voyage. = Red n. 4a.a. 1554–5 Edinb. Old Acc. I 133.
For deichting and beiring away of ane meidding and reid
1554–5 Ib. II 39.
To put away the rede of the kirkyard bray, and making of it levall
1561–2 Ib. 153.
To ane pure man for taking furth of the reid
1611 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) I 339.
For reeding of the masones read away
1639 Falkirk Baron Ct. 12 Feb.
For carrying of feall and devattis to the saidis housis for theiking thairof and for carrying of the reade and tirring thairfra
1652–3 Aberd. Shore Wk. Acc. 364.
For 280 lod of stones of the reid of William Leslies house
b. 15.. Aberd. B. Rec. MS XVI (Jam.).
A gret sowme to be furnest to the reid of the said schip & personagis

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