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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1460-1599, 1695
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Gud(e, Guid, v. Also: gudd-, guidd-, good. [ME. goden (a 1225), OE. gódian, and e.m.E. good (1563), f. Gud(e,a.]
1. tr. To do good to (one), to benefit. c1460 Wisdom of Solomon 495.
To wykyt man he gevis … na hap to good hyme with his gwde that he has c1460 Wys Man's Consail 85.
Quhat may it gud thé, thar misdeid?
2. tr. To furnish (land, etc.) with dung; to manure. 15.. Newbattle Charter (Reg. H.).
The said Ranald sall haif ane cottar duelland on the said land … to gud and manwr the samyn a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 309.
To gud the tre than couth he bid To gar it bere 1579 Glasgow Chart. II. 560.
The said Crestene Cottis, quha had the thrid pairt [of land] thairof this year guddit ?1549 Monro W. Isles 27.
They … takis it that thai cast out of the fowsie & guidis the teillit earth thairwith ?1549 Ib. 62.
After that he guidds it weill with sea ware 1695 Reg. Deeds (Reg. H.) No. 672.
The said James Russell oblidges him to good, labour, and manure the said landis sufficientlie
3. intr. To make improvements or repairs. 1498 Dunferm. B. Rec. 90.
He sall gude and wair one the sade boitht of his awn expens to the walour of half a mark
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