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(Ladinit,) Ladyn(n)it, Laidnit, p.p. Also: ladn(n)it, ladyenit, ladened; laydnit, laidin(n)it, laident; leidnit, leadnit, -ed. [e.m.E. ladened (1579); f. Ladin v.]

1. Loaded, freighted. a. Of a ship. Also laidnit outward, = ready to proceed.(1) 1540 Edinb. Chart. 212.
Whair his boit is ladynit with barrellis … reddy to depairt to the Brint Iland
1552 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 167.
Ladynnit
1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 330.
Thair arryvit in … Leith thrie houlkis of Ingland, ladnnit with ane cannone ryell [etc.]
1597 Misc. 3 Spald. C. II. 40.
Arriuing to Abirdene … ladnit with tymbir
(b) 1546 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 232.
Tua Inglis prysis … laidnit with quhit, malt and aittis
1549 Treas. Acc. IX. 309. 1570 Leslie 39.
The greyt schip … being laidinnit with merchandice
1580 Dundee Shipping L. 197.
The schip … laitlie cum fra the Ilis laident wit[h] herings
1607 Glasg. B. Rec. I. 265.
With the said schipe be ventour laidnit and burdenit with deilis
1629 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. III. 84.(c) a1578 Pitsc. II. 117/10.
Ane schip of Muscowe … quhilk schip was richlie leidnit with all kynd of coistlie wairis
1617 Dundee Shipping L. 285.
A ship of Dundie … laitlie cum frome Rochell leadned with nyne score bolls salt
1644 Elphinstone Mun. 37.
The schip … leadnit with coalles at your lordships herbarie
(2) 1602 Conv. Burghs II. 132.
The marineris sould haue … being laydnit outward and the schip ressaueing full fraucht … ane duche half hyre

b. Of a horse or a cart. 1545 Treas. Acc. VIII. 417.
Hyrit mair foure hors laidnit witht foure half berrellis pulder, … tua hors laidnit with extreis, lewderris [etc.]
1547 Ib. IX. 88.
Ten cartterres, and thair ten cairttis laidnit with pulder, bullattis [etc.]
1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 239.
That nyne horsis sould come to the said port from Leith, ladyenit with meill

2. fig. Burdened, weighed down (with sin); loaded, overwhelmed (with trouble etc.).(1) 1567 G. Ball. 220.
With sinnis I am laidnit soir
1590-1 Bruce Serm. 32.
Gif a man be ladened with ony burthen of sinne
Ib. 391.
There are many ladened with burdens
1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. 339.
Seing ȝe confesse ȝour selfis to be euer laidnit with sinne
(2) 1590-1 Bruce Serm. 314.
Is it possible that it [this country] can be heavier ladened with mischief … nor it is now?

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"Ladinit p.p.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 29 Mar 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/ladinit_pp>

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