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Quotation dates: 1375-1420, 1535-1589, 1657-1658
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Lippinin(g, Lipning, vbl. n. Also: lipining, lippyn(n)-, lippen-, lyppyn(n)ynge,; lipn-, lypnyng. [Lippin v.]a. Trusting, relying; trust, confidence, reliance (in, of, to, upon, something or someone).
b. Confident expectation, hope.a. 1375 Barb. xii. 238.
Thai ar cummyn heir For lypnyng [E. lyppynnyng] in thair gret power To seik vs in our awne land c1420 Ratis Raving 594.
Set al thi gud hop … In lypnyne of the haly gaist 1535 Stewart 52043.
All his beleif and lipning wes in thame. For-quhy befoir of thame he hard sic fame a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS lxxvi. 47.
All my lipning vpon lordis Is layd me besyd 1571 Bann. Memor. 215.
As our lipning is in yow a1658 Durham Subtile Self 111.
It's a hard matter to go about duty without lipning to our selvesb. c1420 Wynt. iv. 1392.
Attyle Regule … Wes … presownere tane And to Cartage in presowne Wes send but lypnyng off rawnsoune c1420 Ib. vii. 2240.
Thai chesyd the mast famous men … With the consent off the Kyng, Makand hym than full lypnyng [C. lippenynge] That thai suld sa thraly tret the Pape [etc.] 1548 Corr. M. Lorraine 243.
This gret arttalȝery … was thar haill hoip and lippining of deffence 1565 Keith Hist. II. 328.
This we doubt not bot ȝe will do according to oure lippinnins with all possible haist 1568 Mary in Campbell Love-Lett. App. 30.
Thair is ane uther ligge … betwix the Erle of Murray & the Erle of Hartford quha suld marie ane of Secretarie Cecils dochteris … ; be the quhilk lippining the said [earls] … suld … fortefie ilk ane uther in the successioun 1570 Mar & Kellie MSS. 24.
I am bauld to write this to your lordship, bot my lippynnyng is your lordship will not take it in evill part 1571 Cal. Sc. P. III. 632. 1587 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 19.
Be diligent thairin … that we may do our turnes be you and not be constrainit to use uther meins as in our lipinings we committs you to God 1589 Bk. Carlaverock I. 284.
Wherfor our lippininge ys … that you will do your uttermost endevoure to interteyne the quietnes
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