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Gud(e)schir, Guidschir, n. Also: gude-, gud-, guidschire, gud-, guidschyr(e, gudshir, guidshir, -shyr; gudscher, -scheir, -schear, gwdscher, -scheyr; guidcher, -chair, -schour; goodschir, -schyr, -shir, -sher. [Cf. Gud(e)sir(en. and Schir n.; also Guchar.] A grandfather.(a) 1513 Doug. vi. xiii. 48 (Sm.).
Romulus, … To his gudschir [B. grandschir] jonit in fallowschip 1525 Liber Aberbr. 445.
Precept of seisin … in favour of James Lord Ogilwy as heir to John Lord Ogilwy his gudschyr 1546 Montgomery Mem. 142.
I haue maid Hew Montgumry, my gudschiris bruther sonne, tutour to my air 1570 Sat. P. xiii. 130.
Our kingis grandschir … ȝe slew, Baneist his gudschir, from his kynde heritage 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Eneya.
The nepuoy lauchfully begotten be the eldest sonne … is onely aire to his gud-schir 1634 Kirkcaldy Presb. 96.
James Weyms, fiar of Bogie, compeired for his gudshyr for the lands of Bogie 1636 Ib. 106.
Seing he is the bairn's gudshyre(b) 1533 Boece v. i. 163.
Mogall … memorative of the glorios actis of his gudeschir studyit to ensew his maneris 1548 Crim. Trials I. 341.
All and sindrie reuersiones maid … to Johnne Meluile, his fader, gudeschir, or ony vtheris his predecessouris 1570 Leslie 8.
The foure last noble kingis of oure realme … being your fader, gudeschire, grandschire and foregrandschire 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. ii. 34.
The heire of the sonne … may craue na mair … of the rest of his gudeschirs heretage, then that part quhilk was assigned to his father(c) 1535 Stewart 40581.
In that belief this Herald suld succeid Efter his guidschir for to bruke the croun 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 49.
Our darrest guidschire, Mathow, erle of Lennox Ib.
Our said darrest guidschire aud regent 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 310.
Befoir the king oure souerane lordis guidschir … departit 1588 Crim. Trials I. 162.
M^r Williame Sympsoun, quha wes hir guidschire-sone 1600-1610 Melvill 323.
His guid-shyr … gave him the bage of baptisme 1616 Crim. Trials III. 404.
The said bairne … was in the custodie of his guidschir on the mother syde 1637 Misc. Spald. C. V. 325.
It wes sufficientlie verefeit … that his guidschir … was sone to Alex^r Cheyne of Straloch(d) a1586 Maitland Gen. Seton 35.
He redeamit … certane lands wodset be his goodschir 1643 Annandale Corr. 300.
His vmquhill goodshir and father c1650 Spalding I. 51.
Thus in thrie yeiris space the goodschir, the sone, and the oy deit c 1650 Red Bk. Grandtully II. 146.
His sisters berns, as aires to ther goodschyr(e) 1549 Compl. 4/4.
Ȝit … he vas venqueist ande slane … be the foir said Rene ȝour gudscheir 1568 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. I. 187.
Be consent of Jhone Fynnyson, his gwdscher 1566 Ib. 193.
His said gwdscheyr and … his gwddame 1564 Prot. Bk. J. Scott 3.
Thomas Barklay, guidchair to the forsaid Thomas 1558-66 Knox II. 323.
My grandfather, goodsher, and father have served your Lordshipis predecessoris a1578 Pitsc. I. 28/23.
Charlis … gave to thame the heill renttis … that his guidscheir had of befoir 1580 Stewart Mem. 108.
James Stewart … , my gudschear ? 1608 Lett. & State P. Jas. VI 123.
To be presentit be his guidcher unto ȝour most michtie maiestie 1630 Lanark Presb. 7.
He hes confessit the vyle fact of incest with … his gudshers deceased wyf(f) 1557 Bk. Carlaverock II. 479.
Robert lord Maxwell, gudschour to the said Johne 1584 Waus Corr. I. 290.
I newer mellit with ane plaik of my gudschouris gair