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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Bartising, Bartisan, n. Also: bartissing, -esing, -eshing; bartesein(e, -esseine, bertisene, bartsene; bartisine, -esin; bartisane, -one, bartizan (bardizan). [ME. bretasynge (1483), briteysing (Wyclif), f. bretais, bretise (also bertes, bartes), Brettis.] A battlement or parapet.(a) 1558 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 248.
Ane gryt geist to lay on the over barteseine of the Butt Ib. 250.
The grit geist upon the over bartesein of the said butt 1587-99 Hume vii. 296.
Na gunners could that bartsene clenge 1615–6 M. Works Acc. XI. 53.
For … bigging vp some of the bartisines of the princes towr 1626 Ib. XIX. 22.
To Mungo the porter for dichting of the bartesseines 1651 Pittenweem Rec. in Statist. Acc. (1792) IV. 376.
That … the town's colours be put upon the bertisene of the steeple 1654–6 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 603.
For clearing the bartesin, and making a way for rain to run in the churchyaird(b) 1560 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 88.
Murdo Walker masoun ... sall big the samyn [wall] conforme to the thiknes and breid of wallis ellis foundit vnto the bartesing a1578 Pitsc. II. 259/7.
Thair thay schott at the new wark of the abbay of Halyrudous and condampnit thair bartissingis 1579 Reg. Privy C. III. 364.
The great irne yett of the dungeoun of the said castell, … the haill tymmer of the bak platfurme and bartesing [etc.] 1629 M. Works Acc. XXIV. 21.
For the bigging of the forȝet wall and bartising thairof 1710 Hamilton Lanark & R. 46.
The house of Dalyell was ane old castle, with a barteshing(c) 1613–4 M. Works Acc. X. 5 b.
For dichting of the bartisones 1670 Orkney Rentals App. 62.
To kiep the roofe [of the steeple] water-tight, and the bartisanes and spouts clier 1680 Foulis Acc. Bk. 35.
To Patrick Chambers, wright, for … a ravle about a bardizan 1681 Highland P. I. 319.
For 14 dayes work … winning flaggs for laying the bartisans 1693 Foulis Acc. Bk. 162.
For lead and work to the spouts, bartizan and forshots at Fosters wyndhead 1708 Conv. Burghs IV. 468.
The plateforme and bartisone head of the said steeple