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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Palm(e)-sonday, -sunday, Palsonday, n. Also: pame- and -sonda. [ME. palme-sonenday (c 1290), palm-sonede (c 1300), palme-sundai (c 1449), e.m.E. palmesonday etc., OE. palm-sunnandæȝ.] Palm Sunday. Also attrib. with -evin and in Palme-sonday-fayre.(a) 1375 Barb. v. 307.
That he … suld be … in preuate Till Palmesonday Ib. xv. 100. 1409 Slater Early Sc. Texts 71.
Pamesonday c1420 Wynt. ix. 2669.
Ewyn upon the Palm Sonday Before Pasch that fallis ay 1478 Reg. Cupar A. I. 217. 1489 Treas. Acc. I. 107.
On Palme Sonda the xij day of Aprill 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 83.
In lentryn wes tua yer about Palm Sunday 1520 Fife Sheriff Ct. 170.
Upone Munnunday eftir Palme Sonday 1536 Kirkwall Chart. 6. 1560 Inverness Rec. I. 43.
On Palme Sunday 1561–2 Dumfries B. Ct. 53 b.
To pay … betuix the dait heirof & the Palmsonday [1563] 1590 Prot. Bk. J. Inglis 28 Mar.
Vpone Sunday quhilk wes Palmsunday … personaly comperit Petir Haye 1591–2 Reg. Great S. 679/1.
Cum octo … lie frie fairis in anno, viz. una ad lie Palme-Sunday 1699 St. A. Baxter Bks. 59.
Before the week immediatly preceeding Palmsunday(b) 1503 Acts II. 248/2.
That the sessioun sit still quhill Palsonday 1620 Perth Kirk S. MS. 17 Apr.
Accuseit of raising ane tumult wpone Palsondayattrib. 1532 Acts II. 336/1.
And sitt quhill Palmsonday evin 1558-66 Knox II. 58.
The haill camp … came to Restalrig upoun the Palme Sunday evin 1578 Acts III. 104/2. 1584 Prot. Bk. J. Mason 231.
To pay … at Palmsonday evin