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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Departing, Depairting, vbl. n. Also: departyng(e, -eng, deperting. [ME. departing, -yng (c 1300), departunge (a 1225).]

1. Departure (from a place); going away.(a) c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 1419.
He … honouryt thame at departyng ?1438 Alex. i. 876.
Thair sall nane mak at me scorning … at my departing 1492 Myll Spect. 297/14.
At my departing scho gaif me thre gyftis 1513 Doug. i. vi. 95.
Dido … For hir departing falloschip reddy maid 1533 Boece i. ii. 35 b.
The fyfte day eftir thare departing c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 692.
His departing did thame greiue 1560 Rolland Seven S. 9056.
The empreour … was sorie of his schort departing 1578 Conv. Burghs I. 67.
At thair departing fra Edinburgh 1596 Dalr. II. 307/8.
At his departeng the Frenche shipis beginis to lous thair anker(b) 1550 Digest Iusticiary Proc. B. .
The said day of his depairting furth of captiuitie a1540 Freiris Berw. 536.
In thy depairting se thow mak no deray 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 240.
The tyme … betuix the depairting of the nycht watche and the entering of the day watche 1596 Dalr. II. 218/11.
The promis that tha maid to the Erle at his depairting(c) c1568 Lauder Minor P. i. 363.
His deperting frome thame corporallie 1603 Wemyss Corr. 58.
To certefye yow off the tyme of our deperting

2. Departure from this life; decease. 1550 Corr. M. Lorraine 342.
God … preserve your grace in lang lyfe … with the hevin at your depairting 1560 Rolland Seven S. 9031.
I haue ressauit writing, Makand it kend my fathers departing 1570 Inverness B. Rec. I. 183.
Eftyr the depairting of my wmquhill father a1578 Pitsc. I. 394/17.
With great murning … for thair tuo departtingis 1596 Dalr. I. 62/11.
Quhilke eftir his depairting [L. eo defuncto] we observet

3. Parting, separation. c1420 Wynt. iv. 733.
The fychtyng thre dayis lestyd owt, But trew takyn or departyng ?1438 Alex. i. 944.
This day of us beis departing 15.. Clar. v. 2746.
The depairting pitiouse was … Betwix him and his eame

4. Dividing, division. ?1438 Alex. ii. 6864.
All that I haue vtarly, For-outin ony departing, … To leif in ostage 1460 Charter (Reg. H.) C.O. No. 59.
Tuechin the departing of the tenementis of lande lyande to giddyre within the said burgh … throuch resone of heritage a1500 Henr. Robin & M. 84.
For all my luve it salbe thyne, Withowttin depairting c1552 Lynd. Mon. 5225.
Affore the Lordis cumyng … thare salbe one departyng