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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dettit, ppl. a. Also: det(t)yt, dettyd(e, debtit. [ME. dettid (Wyclif), detted; cf. Det n.]

1. Of things: Owed, due. a1400 Leg. S. xli. 171.
Gyf he ȝald dettyt honoure Til god that al thinge has in cure 1551 Hamilton Cat. 9.
Of honour, lufe & obediens dettit til our natural fatheris

2. Of persons: Indebted; under obligation. c1420 Wynt. iv. 1186.
The Romanys ware To geys dettyd in honowre mare Than to thare goddis all Ib. v. 1114.
But help of thé That dettyde is to succoure me 1490 Irland Mir. fol. 188 b.
We mycht think ws nocht sa gretlie dettit and haldin to him 1531 Bell. Boece I. 16.
We are dettit to you as faderis to thair childrin 1632 Elgin Rec. II. 223.
Jonet Warden … is ordeant to stand at the piller … for calling George Dunbar debtit dyvour