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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Futehate, Futhat(e, adv. Also: futehaite, -het, fwt(e)hate, futhait, futehote, -hoit, -hoyt. [ME. foothoote, fote-hote, fot-hot (c. 1320).] In hot haste; with all speed; immediately, directly.(a) 1375 Barb. iii 418.
Jamys of Dowglas, … Fand a litill sonkyn bate, And to the land it drew, fut hate Ib. xiii. 454. a1400 Leg. S. ii. 1164.
Paule … is cumine till hym now fut-hat Ib. xi. 250.
Thane wes mony adwocat To the kyng brocht fwte-hate 1513 Doug. i. Prol. 287.
I knaw quhat payn was to follow hym fut hait [Sm. fute haite, R. fute hate] Ib. iv. iii. 9; etc.
Furth scho drew the Troiane swerd, fute hate(b) a1400 Leg. S. xxi. 782.
Fut-het He wrat agane Ib. xl. 1047.
He ves … to the scherefe brocht fut hete ?1438 Alex. ii. 1861.
Throw out the folk I will fute het 1513 Doug. vi. x. 112.
Pas vp ȝone swyre fut het Ib. xiii. iii. 109.
Our cyte wallys wytnessyng fut het(c) 1513 Doug. v. iii. 17.
The swyft Pystris … fute hoyt, Furth steris the stern Mynestheus Ib. xi. xvi. 37.
Vnder the montane law thar stude fute hoit A byng of erth