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Dwelling, Duelling, n. Also: dwellyng, -yn, -inge, duellyng. [ME. dwelling (c 1300), -yng(e.]

1. Delay, tarrying. 1375 Barb. iii. 619.
With that thai sall mak duelling Apon the se Ib. vii. 565.
He armyt hym but mair duelling c1420 Wynt. viii. 4980.
Qwhen he had herd the kyngis byddyng, He remowid but mare duellyng ?1438 Alex. ii. 10450.
That he sould … gadder his hoste but mare duelling c1475 Wall. ix. 690.
Off his duellyng thai had thocht wondyr lang a1500 Rauf C. 237.
For my dwelling to nicht I dreid me for blame

2. To mak dwelling. a. To stay (a longer or shorter time) in a place. 1375 Barb. vii. 381.
Thame thoucht it ves a nyste, For to mak thair langer duellyng c1420 Wynt. vii. 2964.
Langare na that nycht the Kyng Wald … [nocht] mak duellyng ?1438 Alex. ii. 6301.
I rede That we … conuoy him quhethir he will ga, Gif he [na] mare duelling here will ma

b. To take up or have one's abode or residence. a1400 Leg. S. xx. 43.
A kryk in to a crage he hade, & thare his dwellinge has he mad c1420 Wynt. iii. 252.
Than Sampson … In tyll a cove his duellyng mad a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 134.
Scho went vnto the montane, Quhair duelling maid hir tender cousingnes 1535 Stewart 24449.
In tha boundis the blude of Saxone Thair duelling maid first into Albione c1552 Lynd. Mon. 780.
Be this men suld leif all thare kyn, And with thare wyffis mak dwellyn

3. A person's household or retinue. 1375 Barb. iv. 481.
Thai ar all of my duelling, And I richt blithly vald thame se Ib. xiii. 544.
With him tretit swa the king, That he become of his duellyng c1420 Wynt. ii. 787.
Partoloym … besoucht the kyng of gras Tyll tak thame tyll hym off duellyng ?1438 Alex. i. 696.
Bot ȝit had he nocht sene the king, Na knew bot quhein of his duelling

4. A place of residence; an abode. c1420 Wynt. vi. 569.
Quhare that the Peychtis Had before than thaire duellyng He gert thame duell Ib. vii. 1195.
In till Karlele … thare he hade Offt and mekyll his duellyng 1513 Doug. vi. x. 104.
Certane dwelling nane In this cuntre haue we 1533 Gau 86/34.
The euerlestand airschip and dwellinge of our saul, quhilk is in the heuine a1578 Pitsc. II. 150/11.
The congregatioun left the toune and past hame to thair awin duelling 1596 Dalr. I. 75/6.
Thay … had bene compelled to seik a new duelling 1648 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 90.
That they provyd seuerall duellings for themselues

5. A time of staying or residing. c1552 Lynd. Mon. 826.
Thay had … Gret joy, in all thare wyttis fyue, … Induryng thare delytesum dwellyng