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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Away-take, Away-tak, v. [Away adv. 1.] tr. To take away, carry off. (Chiefly in p.t. and p.p.)(a) 1565 Reg. Privy C. I. 312.
Hector … violentlie spulyeit, intromettit with, and awaytuk … the gudis and geir undirwrittin 1571 Ib. II. 99.
[To] intromet and awaytak fra the said James Henry ane lyart hors 1599 Ib. VI. 16.
[Thai] spuilyeit and awaytuke aucht stane of cheis 1637 Ann. Banff I. 76.
They … steillis, away tackis wther menis meins, and sellis thair awin maisteris peitis 1660 Melrose R. Rec. I. 311.
[They] spoliȝet and away took furth of … their houses their fyre vessell 1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. 168.
Leivtenent Ker, pursued for ravishing and awaytaking Robert Cuninghame(b) 1456 Hay I. 184/30.
That the septer wand suld nocht be away tane fra the princis of Jowry 1513 Doug. i. xi. 58.
That cowrs neir gane And voduris and fat trunschuris away tane Ib. viii. iii. 188.
Mesis and cowpis ilkane Quhilk war away tak, bad he bring agane 1522 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 103.
Quhilkis hes maisterfullie spulyeit and away taken the nychtbouris horses 1586 6th Rep. Hist. MSS. 708/1.
Hir guidis and geir [are] … reft, stollin and awaytane 1659 Melrose R. Rec. I. 224.
[John has] wrongouslie cuttit … and away taiken furth and from … James Lithgow … his wood in Ridpeth 1661 Acts VII. 183/1.
Ther wes robbed & away taken violently … nyntie four labouring oxen