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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quhissonday, n. Also: quhissun-, qwhis(s)on-, qwhysson-, quhysson-, qvhisson-; qwisson-, -un-, qwys(s)on-, -un-, -in-, quyssun-, -yn-; whisson-, whysson- and -dai. [Var. of Quhitsonday n. Cf. late ME whisson(-woke) (c1400), qwysson(-even) (c1425), whissonday, whysunday (15th c.), also Wyssunday.Only in early charters, deeds and the like.] Whitsunday. = Witsonday n. in various senses.Also attrib.(1) 1385 Red Bk. Menteith II 262.
And at al this … wes thus dune … on Mononday neste before Whyssonday 1429 Ayr B. Acc. in Sc. Hist. Rev. XXXI 145.
The woke efter Qwyssonday(2) 1389 Wemyss Chart. II 24 (see Martinmes n. 1 (d)). 1393 Reg. Morton II 193.
Schir Jamys … sal pay … v punde … at the terme of Qwhissonday nest to cum 1398 Liber Melros 488.
Me Archebalde M^cdowell … to pay … at the fest of Qvhissonday … twenty pvnd 1402 Alnwick Castle Deed.
To be payit at thre termys … fyfty markis at Martynmes fyfty at Qwhisonday & fyfty marke at Martynmesse nest 1406 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 64.
Qwissunday 1424 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 96.
Qwyssinday 1456 Peebles B. Rec. I 112, etc.
Qwysonday 1462 Aberd. B. Rec. MS 10 May.
Quhysson day 1473 Reg. Cupar A. I 165.
Quhissunday 1474–5 Ayr B. Ct. fol. 131b (16 Jan.).
Quhissonday(3) 1399 Melville Chart. 15.
The terme of his entre begynnande at the next Qwhyssonday folowande of his said take 1416 Red Bk. Grandtully I 186*.
And at the Whissonday next tharefter twenty marc [etc.] — 1429–30 Acts in Ayr B. Ct. fol. 86b.
And gyf it be ner the Quyssunday or Martymes the sesyng sal be gefyne 1436 15th Rep. Hist. MSS App. viii 45.
The said Willȝam sal geve … fowrti mark at the Qwissonday(4) attrib. 1432 Ayr B. Ct. fol. 156a.
Memo: that the Quyssynday of the Qwyssunday akertak ilk tak was maid the xii day of Maij the ȝhere [1432] 1447 Aberd. B. Rec. MS IV p. 483 (26 June).
That give Will … grauntis … that his land was Schir John Pettywymis befor Quhissonday Gib Mason sal pay the Quhissondai male to the said Schir John