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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1500-1615
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Disjone, Disjune, v.1 Also: disjoine, -joone, dischone, desgune, -gine. [OF. desjuner, -jeuner.] intr. To breakfast.(a) 1505 Treasurer's Accounts III. 150.
To the maister cuke … in Cambuskinneth quhen the King disjonit thare 1508 Ib. IV. 108.
To the madinnis in Robert Bertonis hous quhair the King disjonit 1526 Acts Lords of Council MS. XXXVI. 19.
Eftir that he has herd mess and disjonit [he] sall pas that nycht to Melros 1548 Treasurer's Accounts IX. 261.
The said Alexanderis expensis, becaus he gat leif to soupe and disione in the toun 1581 Hamilton Cath. Tr. 85.
Ane kumar of Carraill, having disionit in hir auin hous … , come to the kirk to get hir communion 1615 Highland P. III. 215.
He stayed bot ane night, [and] disionit with the deponner the next day(b) 1506 Treasurer's Accounts III. 331.
To the wif quhair the King disjunit 1506 Ib. 372. 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. lv.
Thay disjunit airly in the morning with smal refectioun 1540 Lynd. Sat. Procl. 273.
Thairfoir get vp richt airly and disiune 15.. Clariodus ii. 1441.
Quhen they hard mese and syne disjunit The silver trumpit syne uptunit 1597–8 Rep. Milne Home MSS. 69.
His Majestie disjunit in Linlithgow, dynit Kallender and suppit in Striviling 1597–8 Ib.
His Majestie disjoonit and dynit in Falkland 1597–8 Ib. 70.
His Majestie desgunit in Glasgow(c) 1600-1610 Melvill 228.
Coming to Lestarik, disjoined, and about alleavin hours cam ryding at the Water-gett(d) 1600 Acts IV. 207/1.
This deponar desyrit maister Alexr. to dischone with him be ressoun his awin culd nocht be sa sone preparit
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