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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Destructioun, n. Also: -tyowne, -tyoune, -tione; destruccioun(e, -ion(e. [ME. destruccioun (c 1314), -structione, OF. destructiun, -tion, L. dēstructio. Cf. Distructioun.] Destruction. 1375 Barb. i. 204.
Thai suld fynd sone enchesone To put him to destructione 1397 Acts I. 208/1.
The grete & horrible destruccions … that ar commonly done throch al the kynrike c1420 Wynt. ii. 1584.
Eftyr Troyis destructyowne And the cyte castyn downe 1456 Hay I. 1/12.
The tribulaciouns and destructioun of the four principale realmes … of the warld Ib. 57/7.
Sik destruccioun of blude was never before that tyme sene in a felde 1549 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II. 197.
[The retention of] all the scheittis of the caippis, by all the distructioun of the said caippis 1570 Leslie 139.
The same factioues cumpanie that raise aganis his fadir, was the caus of his destruccioune a1578 Pitsc. I. 44/25.
Saifgaird it self … could not preserue this man from destructioun and rewyne