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Fechting, Fechtine, vbl. n. Also: fechtyng, -eng, feghting, feichting; fechtyn, -ein, feghtin(e, feightine. [ME. fyghtynge, viȝtinge, vihtunge (a 1225), f. Fecht v.]
1. Engaging in fight or battle.(a) 1375 Barb. xii. 123; etc.
Thai, that caus has mad With gret travaill and hard fechting c1420 Wynt. iv. 1284; etc.
Thar kyng Wes takyn thaire in that fechtyng ?1438 Alex. i. 2448.
Thair was ane felloun fechting thair 1459 Peebles B. Rec. 132.
The balȝais chessyt … xiii [men] for tyl … dissyide makeris of that fechting a1500 Rauf C. 877.
Fie on thy fechting! fell hes thow bene 1506 Treas. Acc. III. 354.
To fech the pailȝons agane the fechting of the Lord Hammiltoun and the Franch knycht 1560 Rolland Seven S. 9187.
The Empreour than to thame baith did assing Ane certane day of battell and fechting 1596 Dalr. I. 129/9.
Eftir vnfriendlie flyteng, baith the parties war steiret vp to fechteng(b) 1375 Barb. iii. 240.
The rayne thus lettyt the fechtyn [: syne] a1500 Rauf C. 60.
I defend that we fall in ony fechtine a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 626.
On fute freschly thai frekis feghtin thai fang 1533 Gau 15/21.
Al the sinnis … as fechtine, murthur, slauchter and seditione a1578 Pitsc. I. 157/14.
Harie seand thair was nothing bot fechtin tuik purpois and fled 1581 Bk. Univ. Kirk II. 499.
Thame that … be gevin to … thift, drunkinnes, fechtein 1654 Stirling Ant. II. 16.
To … evidence thair repentance for feghtine and scolding on the Sabbath Ib.
Iff they should fall owt again by feightine or scolding
2. Attrib. with day, place, sail, sted. 1375 Barb. xv. 378.
Ewmond de Caleone wes ded Richt in that ilk fechting-sted Ib. xvi. 663. 1513 Doug. xii. iii. 10.
The grund … Thar as the feild and fechting place suld be 1535 Stewart 6009.
The Britis … fled rycht far out of the fechting place c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 723.
The Inglis artailȝie … sloppit throw thair fechting saillis 1560 Rolland Seven S. 9194.
He gart hir vnderstand … how that he assignit the fechting day
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