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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dissait, Dissate, n. Also: dyssayt(e, dissaite; dissat; disseit(t. [ME. dissayte, -eyte, dysseyte (14th c.), dissate, variants of deseyte, etc., Desait n.] Deceit, deception.(a) 1375 Barb. iv. 247 (E).
He, as all tyme he wes wone, In to dissayt maid his ansuer 14.. Acts I. *89/2.
A suthfast frendschip but dyssayt c1420 Wynt. ii. 1097.
Throucht dyssayte, the Gabaonytys Wes frendyt wytht the Israelytis 1456 Hay I. 163/35.
How may than a man do till othir sik dissait, ungrevand God? Ib. 226/2.
To ymagyne sum dissait or trychery 1486 Stirlings of Keir 256.
All fraud, cawillacione, gill and dissait awayput c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxxiii. 7.
Thow away man pas Out of this vaill of trubbill and dissait 1513 Doug. v. vi. 96.
Salyus … gan … pray [to] Restor hys honour by dyssayt stollyn away 1531 Bell. Boece I. 79.
King Edeir, … herand this message, understude the colorit dissait of Romanis c1552 Lynd. Mon. 5780.
Leif ȝour dissait and crafty wylis, Quhilk syllie simpyll folk begylis a1568 Scott xxvi. 10.
Thai ar planeist and repleit With falset and dissait a1578 Pitsc. I. 386/4.
Sumtymeis be craft and ingyne, sumtymes be dissait and fallssit 1596 Dalr. II. 338/9.
That na dissait war fund in nathing that he said 1616 Crim. Trials III. 587.
Ȝe sall go doune quiklie by dissait, and by the toyis of fals accusaris 1622 Conv. Burghs III. 136.
They find the dissait thairof to haif bene so cunninglie convoyed that [etc.](b) a1400 Leg. S. iv. 327.
That scho sad in-to dissate Ib. xxx. 318.
Wald I nocht thu fand dissat in me ocht 1447 Reg. Great S. 68/2.
But fraude or gyle, cavillacioune, … or dissate 1465 Buccleuch Mun. II. 67.
Al fraude, gile, dissate and male engine away put 1488 Acts II. 211/1.
In thar defalt & colourit dyssate done be him and his peruerst counsale 1513 Doug. i. iii. 62.
Junois dissate and ire full weill he kend 1533 Bell. Livy I. 55/16.
That all … thai artikillis … be observate, but ony dissate or fraude eftir following 1533 Boece ii. xi. 78 b.
To ane dissate he turnit his wikkit mynde(c) a1578 Pitsc. I. 91/6.
The erle resauit him with mair thankis, bot all was vnder cullour and disseitt 1596 Dalr. I. 128 marg.
Throuch disseit of the Britanis the band is brokin