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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Walin(g, Wail(l)ing, vbl. n. Also: valinge, weiling, weal(l)ing, villing, vylling. [Wal(e v.] The action of choosing or selecting. Also const. out (Wal(e v. 1 and ? 2). See also *Hand-wailling vbl. n. b. An instance of this or ? the thing selected.(a) 1562 Edinb. Old Acc. I 398.
To warkmen for bering and valinge of thame 1583 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 184a.
Twa dosane of greit fyr ruffe sparris … for waling of thame & laying of thame asyde 1634 Rutherford Lett. (1894) 104.
It should be of your waling and not of His(b) 1611 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 329.
For wailling and laying by ther sclaytis 1618 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 120.
For thrie wanscott … for Thomas Faulisdaillis charges … in Glasgo in wailing them(c) 1616 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 58.
For wealing of tuelf wanscot to be send to Falkland 1670 Berw. Doc. fol. 1a No. 5.
For weiling of trees c1680 W. Row Blair 144.
Wealling out for him a second helper(d) 1577–8 Misc. Spald. C. V 115.
To Thomas Dicksoun, for passing thryis thro the fredome, for vylling of new habitatioun 1683 Sheriffhall Coal Accompt 12 May.
The villing of timberb. 1578–9 Waus Corr. 202.
I dessyir tham [sc. oxen] of your awin walins, fair and young 1699 Foulis Acc. Bk. 246.
To give the women at Restalrig for making good wailings of strae