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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Est, Eist, adv. [ME. est(e, early æst, OE. éast.]

1. Towards the east. 1387 Edinb. Chart. 35.
Fra the west gavyl lyand in rayndoun est on to the grete pyler of the stepyl 1458 Liber Aberbr. 104.
Haldand eist to the corsstane abwne Carg-furyngis … and eist the north part of Tarrak tyl ane othyr corsstane 1487 Dunferm. B. Rec. i.
The common wennel gangand ewyn est to the Newrawe 1537 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 17.
Beginning … at ane ald carn of stanes … and frathin est to the ald dyke of the hill fauld 1540 Lynd. Sat. 419.
Quhair go ȝe, eist or west? 1618 Montgomery Mem. 279.
For ane galloun … of aqua vytie send eist 1614 Crim. Trials III. 353.
Thair wes ane wther preist … quha stayit ane day heir, and went eist-throw

2. In the east; on the east side. c1515 Asl. MS. I. 164/19.
At the south west syd is a litill entre est fra this land c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxiv. 23.
Thocht he this warld had eist and west 1513 Doug. xii. viii. 76.
Gadderand the small morcellis est and west c1552 Lynd. Mon. 6207.
Boith est, or west, vp, doun, or to, or fro 1570 Sat. P. x. 120.
Ouir all this cuntrie, eist, west, south and north