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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Bastailȝe, Bastalȝe, n. Also: bastalȝie; bastelȝe, basteilȝie, bestailȝe; bastilȝe, -ulȝie, -ȝy. [F. bastille, whence also ME. bastylle, bastile, bastel(e.]

1. a. A wooden siege-tower. b. A defensive tower.(a) 1497 Treas. Acc. I. 373.
To the men that flittit the bastailȝe fra the Freris to the Tolbuth of Abirdene
1513 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 87.
That all man duelland within this toun sal pas … to the linx, to devise thar bastailye and trinchis, and vthir fensabile wais, for defence of the towne
1532 Ib. 144.
To big ane bustailȝie [sic] as thai think maist expedient
1531 Bell. Boece I. 193.
Anthonius … commandit the wall of Adriane … to be beildit agane, with mony strang touris and bastailyeis rising in it
Ib. II. 426.
Thay maid thair bastailyeis and trinscheis of fale and devat
c1552 Lynd. Mon. 3459.
Ceteis, castellis, tounis, and towris, Villagis, bastailȝeis, and bowris
(b) 1497 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 60.
That ale the inhabitantis of this tone sall make thair fossis and bastalȝe as it is fondit in breid and lintht fra the southt hevin to the northt hevin
1533 Bell. Livy II. 151/18.
Eftir that the Romanis … had rasit ane strang bastalȝe fornens the wallis of the ciete [of Veii]
1544 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 197.
The consell ordanit … to byg ane stark bastalye, with rauchteris or dailis, and sic uder tymmir, and sand cassin to the bak of the tymmir
1548 Corr. M. Lorraine 249.
The suthwest bastalȝe [at Haddington is] condamnit that na defence is maid in it; the bastalȝe at the Freir kirk all brokin … , a part of the [mid] bastalȝe dwng away
1557–8 Ayr Common Good Acc. MS.
To Robert Houstoun for vorkene at the bastalȝie
1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 211.
The said capitane causit mak abone the butter trone ane bastalȝie with ane port
(c) 1533 Bell. Livy II. 154/5.
To stop the violence of inemyis be trenschis and bastelȝeis
Ib. 173/3.
Eftir this victorie the dictatour brocht his army to Veos, and made mo strang basteilȝeis and defensis
(d) 1513 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 88.
That ale fremen … sale byg and upmak thar fossis and bastulȝy [printed -ry], in xvj fute in lyngtht at the Sandenes
1557–8 Ayr Common Good Acc. MS.
For casting of turffis to the bastulȝie

2. A bell-cage. 1511 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. I. 103.
The said Johnne sall … mak the loft and bestailye for the hinging of the gret bellis

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"Bastailȝe n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 28 Mar 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/bastail3e>

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