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Sark, v. [Back-formation f. Sarking vbl. n.^2: cf. also late north. ME (once) serked p.p. (gl. camisiatus, jnterulatus) (Cath. Angl.), and Sark n. 2.] tr. To furnish (a building or a roof) with sarking (Sarking vbl. n.² 2). 1583 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 312.
The capitanis hall quhilk is presentlie theikit with leid and is sarkit abone with deillis 1623 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 283.
And the haill tymer work of the heid of the said towr to be tirrit, mendit, new sarkit and thickit againe … ; … the haill liberarie to be tirrit [etc.] … , new sarkit with daillis and of new theikit againe 1646 Edinb. B. Rec. VIII 93.
To caus repair the samen [roof] … and to sark the samen swa far as is repaired 1657 Cramond Ch. Urquhart 38.
In [pr. is] respect that the kirk was only sarked as yet 1664 Glasgow B. Rec. III 31. 1668 Old Ross-shire I 192. 1674 Mylne Master Masons 187.
The south quarter A third part of it is rooffed and sarked redie for the lead and slaite 1677 Inverness Rec. II 275. 1689 Edinb. B. Rec. XII 10.