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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Delete, Deleit, p.p. Also: delet, deleite, -leitt; delait, delate. [e.m.E. delete (c 1555), L. dēlētus. Cf. Delete,v.] Deleted, obliterated; destroyed. c1420 Wynt. iv. 1884.
Cartage delete [C. delet] wes halyly Ib. v. 933.
Off his brothyr the fayr fame, Wes delete all halyly 1574 Reg. Privy C. II. 346.
The Lordis … ordanis all the restis of the said Maister Iohnne Elphingstonis thrid … to be deleit and dischargeit 1580 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 174.
His name to be deleitt and putt furth of the gild buik 1591 St. A. Baxter Bks. 47.
This act with consent of bayth the partiesis delete 1598 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 218.
Thai … cuttet his tikket and ordanis his name to be deleitt furth of thair gild buik 1657 Balfour Ann. II. 76.
Her proces [was] ordained tobe delait out of the recordes of the justiciarey generall 1682 London Gaz. No. 1682/1.
His arms … to be delate out of the books of arms 1687 Acts Sederunt 18.
Act discharging decreets to be delete in the minut-book 1718 Glasgow B. Rec. IV. 3.
The said debts were delet out of the list of the touns debts