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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Walit, Wail(l)it, ppl. adj. Also: valit, walyt, -et, -ed, wald(e, wallyt, -et, -'d, wailet, -(e)d, wail(l)'d, wayled, we(i)llit, weil'd, wyled. Superl. waltest. [Late north. ME walid (Destr. Troy).] Chosen, selected, picked, usu. implying the best or pick. (Cf. Wale n. 2). Freq. in collocation with Chosin ppl. adj. Also const. out. See also Hand-wail'd ppl. adj.Cf. Outwalit ppl. adj.(1) c1450-2 Howlat 539 (A).
Walit wyis … , worthy in weris 1513 Doug. vi iii 139.
The banys walit by and naitly chosit Choryneus in a brassyn twn hes closit 1513 Doug. ix iii 189.
Chosyn men and walyt weriouris 1513 Doug. x vi 16.
Ȝe walyt flour of weir 1533 Boece 43b.
We ar cummyn here … the maist walit power of all Ireland tending to conques to oure self lawde and glore 1533 Boece 299b.
Ane walit cumpanye quhilk brekkand the barres opynnyt the portis 1551 Aberd. B. Rec. MS V 21 (Jam. s.v. Bowsting).
Valit bowstingis, price of the scoir vi lb. 1596 Dalr. I 250/11.
The best walde maneris he changet into the maist foul vices 1596 Dalr. II 1/8.
Walet 1596 Dalr. II 270/20.
The maist wald and chosen of the nobilitie to be her conuoy 1637 Rutherford Lett. (1894) 404.
My Lord, who amongst many crosses hath given me a waled and chosen cross, to suffer for the name of my Lord Jesus! 1649 Rutherford Lett. (1894) 647.
It is an ill-waled dispensationsuperl. 1596 Dalr. I 197/26.
The best, waltest and most chosen amang the Pechtes, the lustiest of thair ȝouth(b) a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 440.
For waillit wyne and meitis thou had tho, Tak mowlit breid … ceder sour a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 587.
Wailit c1475 Wall. (1570) ix 823.
His waillit speiche with wit and hardiment Maid [etc.] 1494 Loutfut MS 132a.
Secound [thing] that makis the inymys starkar to resist is place weil choissin & waillit 1531–2 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 101.
Thre waild wanscot for polysouris to the said myln … xv s. c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus i 64.
Thair waillit weid, and stature to descriue, I can not gif perfite affirmatiue 1568 Charteris Lyndesay Pref. Adhort 37.
With weil waillit wordis, wyse, and familiar a1578 Pitsc. I 340/4.
All abill men and waillit men for all kynd of games 1596 Dalr. I 217/29.
Wailed 1596 Dalr. I 283/26.
Wailet 1605 Glasgow B. Rec. I 237.
That he … suffer naine to sell killing … and that thair be na waillit killing in the boit 1661 Stirling Common Good 8a.
8 porteis dailis at 20 s. peice & 23 waild dailis at 24 s. the peice(c) c1475 Wall. vii 303.
Thar folowed him fyfteyn, Wicht, wallyt men c1475 Wall. viii 1219.
Fyfty ladyis was in hyr cumpany, Wallyt off wit, and demyt off renoun 1596 Dalr. II 323/15.
Chosen and wallet captanes to spy out al the munitione of the ennimies war sent afore(d) 1593–4 Cal. Sc. P. XI 277.
Wellit [men](e) 1599 Crail B. Ct. MS 24 May.
Ane dussone sufficient weillit dry fischeis 16… Sempill P. 43/47.
Weil'd [v.rr. wall'd, wail'd](f) 1674 Sc. Hist. Rev. IV 232.
Buy me a good handsom Caudibeck hatt … pray sie that it be good and weall wyled(2) 1583 Melvill 158.
Conducit and suborned accusars, waillit out of the number of sic men 1603 Philotus 525.
With louing language … Ȝe cast ȝour craft … Ȝour waillit out words 1606 Melvill 647.
The faithfull servauntis … now wailit out and chosine 1635 Dickson Hebrews (1635) 71.
So is Christ a man, wayled out from amongst men 16… W. Guthrie Serm. 15 (Jam.).
Tho' ye be a singular waill'd companie … and the best that by hand wailling can be waill'd out of Clydsdale