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Over-late, Over-, Ovir-lait, a. and adv. [ME. (Rolle) and e.m.E. (1548) overlate; Over adv. 8. Cf. Our-late.] Too late. — 1535 Stewart 4530.
It is ouir lait to juke quhen that [etc.] a1568 Scott iv. 21.
Ouirlait c1590 Fowler II. 80/33.
Ouer late 1600-1610 Melvill 560.
Chusing rather so to doe now befoir hand … nor ovir lait heirefter 1658 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. II. 1069.
For his overlait vpsitting
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