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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Blude-, Bluid-schedding, vbl. n. Also: bludeshedding, blud-scheding. [ME. blode-shedynge, blodshedunge (a 1225).] Bloodshed. 1513 Doug. ii. xi. 69.
Sa gret slauchter, blude schedding, and melle Ib. xiii. i. 30.
With large blude scheddyng on athir hand c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 1264.
That thair be na mair blude shedding a1578 Pitsc. II. 93/32.
That they might … stanche bludscheding at that tyme 1596 Dalr. I. 101.
They ar war of bludscheding