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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Ellevint, Elevint, num. a. Also: ellevende, elewend; ellevynt, -wint, -wynnit; elewint, elyvint, eleve(a)nt; elleaventh, elevinthe, -ivinth. [ME. ellevent, -ynt, ellevend, -ynd, e.m.E. elleventh. Cf. Alevint and Levint.]

1. Eleventh.(a) 1417 Reg. Episc. Brechin I. 38.
The ȝeir … of our gouernale the elleuende 1483 Ib. 206.
The ȝer of our gouvernall the elewend(b) 1447 Edinb. Chart. 68.
The yhere … of oure regne the elleuynt 1513 Doug. Æn. 22/6.
In the ellevynt [buke] Rutulyanis beys ourset c1550 Rolland C. Venus Prol. 44.
The elleuint to name hecht Sagittarius 1567 Acts II. 583/1.
The … nynt, tent, elleuint, tuelft, thretteint or xiiij dais of Aprile 1602 Dundonald Par. Rec. 13.
The Sessioun haldin the ellevint of Apryll c1650 Spalding I. 24.
Vpone the ellevint of Merch 1692 Lanark B. Rec. 241.
As to the elleaventh article(c) 1472 Lennox Mun. 92.
The ellewynnit day of Merche 1559 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 128.
The elewint day of September 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 10.
Wpoun the ellewint day of Julij(d) 1570 Leslie 20.
Quhousone Leuis the elevint … com to be king 1583 Conv. Burghs I. 162.
The Conventioun of Burrowis haldin … the tent, elevint, tueith, … and auchtene days of Junij 1647 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 77.
The elevint day of August 1652 Mun. Univ. Glasg. III. 576.
The elyvint of June 1686 Irvine Mun. II. 312.
The eleveant day of December 1686 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII. 39.
The elevent of January

2. = Ellevin num. c 1625 Stirlings of Keir 473.
My sone … was borne … betuixe ten and elevinthe in the morninge 1653 Edinb. Test. LXVI a. 31 b.
Ane hundreth thrittie twa pund elivinth schilling