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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Kest, Keist, p.t. of Cast v. (additional quotations). Cf. also Kaist, and Kast(e v.(1) 1508 Treas. Acc. IV. 127.
To the King quhilk he kest to the pure folkis x s. 1513 Doug. iii. i. 116.
We … of erd a gret fluyr Kest in a hepe abuf his spultur(2) a1500 Henr. Fab. 618.
Lowrence … kest his hand vpon his ee on hicht Id. Orph. 499.
Ane rany clud … Scho gart discend and kest betwene thaim two 1636 Kirkcaldy Presb. 101.
[He] kest ane seatt foorth in the middest of the kirk c1650 Spalding II. 305.
Thay keist wp the yettis and durris, and sufferit none to enter bot the foirsaid schirref deput(3) 1596–7 Misc. Spald. C. I. 89.
And or ewir thow was at the stair futt, the barn … keist hir gall(4) 1375 Barb. xiv. 70.
Hobynis … Rerit and fflang, … And kest thame that upon thame raid c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 355.
The capill that the crelis kest in the caff middin 1551 Hamilton Cat. 228.
Thai kest out mony devillis fra men and wemen that was possessit(5) c1420 Wynt. viii. 681.
Off the Bybill the ferd buke Thai kest wp, that cas to luke(6) c1650 Spalding II. 350.
His soldiouris … kest in ane littill stak of his beir for thair hors meit(7) 1549 Compl. 154/3.
He gart delue vp al the banis of the detht pepil … and keist ouer euyrye bane, and contemplit euyry hardyn pan(8) c1420 Wynt. ii. 1454.
On this thai set haille thare intent, Bot thai kest ane impediment Dowtows to fall in swylk cas(9) 1569–70 Waus Corr. 69.
The lordis … kest ane stent amangis thame for uptakin of men of weir c1650 Spalding II 29.
In materis questionable thair votis kest the ballance(10) 1531 Bell. Boece (M) I. 36/31.
King Fergus kest extreme deligence to withstand his inymijs(11) 16.. Hist. Kennedy 23.
He, for to stay of sa crewall ane deid, keist me Lord off that, be the incast of the wther c1650 Spalding II. 288.
[He] so remanit still in waird to thair vtter overthrow, for his wyf keist wp all labouring(12) a1500 Henr. Fab. 1511.
The pepill … Syne kest ane range on raw the woid within