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Slain(g, Slaying, vbl. n. Also: slayng, slaaing, slaiing, slaeing, slayeing, slayne, sleaing. [North. ME slaing, sleing (both Cursor M.), ME and e.m.E. sleyng (c1400), slaying (1528), Sla v.] The action of Sla v. in senses 3, 9 b, c, d, e. Also attrib. with boit, a fishing boat, = slayar boit (Slaar n. 3 b).(1) c1515 Asl. MS I 247/13.
Slaying of men, women & childer
1551 Hamilton Cat. 10.
Judgis … in slaing of misdoars synnis nocht
1554 Reg. Privy S. IV 458/1.
Creullie slaing of umquhile Roger Kirkpatrik
1596 Dalr. I 217/5.
In destroyeng the kirkes, in murthiring the preistes, … in slayng the prelat
(2) 1498 Dunferm. B. Rec. I 89.
Tweching the wrangvis slayng of certane catall
1499–1500 Acta Conc. II 383.
The slaiing and hoching of sevin oxin
1499–1500 Acta Conc. II 387.
Slaaing
1524 Carnwath Baron Ct. (SHS) 31.
Jhon of Twodell foloit Jhon Ledell & Ville Vatson for the slain of ane kow
1530 Wigtown B. Ct. 227a.
The vrangus slayne of a kov
1629 Black Orkn. & Shetl. Folklore 79.
Anent the slaeing of the gryss's
1679 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes 298.
Sleaing
(3) 1518 Glenartney Doc.
Personis quhilkis … vsis stalking and slaying of dere … with bowis
1599 Acts IV 180/2.
All slaying of … wyld foull and beistis be … hagbutt, girn, nett, and fouller dog is speciallie forbiddin
a1633 Hope Major Pract. II 286.
Slayeing of hares in tyme of snow … to be a poynt of dittay
(4) 1549 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 588.
Bait for taking and slaying of kylling
1551 Banff Ann. I 29.
The wrangus slaying of blak fysch in the watter of Doverne
1568 Inverness Rec. I 165.
The salmond fysching slaying of the watter of Ness
1661 Acts VII 229/1.
The statutes concerneing … slaying of red & blak fishes
attrib. 1564 Hamilton & Campsie Test. I 42 b.
Ane coipping boit and half ane slaying boit with thair furnissing
(5) 14.. Burgh Laws c. 55 (A).
The buchour sall serf the burges in the tym of the slayng of thar beestis
1522 Murray Early B. Organ. I 263.
That ony fleschour that slais ony falty flecht … sall be expellit fra flecht slain within burgh for ane yeir
1569 St. A. Kirk S. 314.
Accusat for using of the fleschear craft in slaying and selling of flesche upon the Sabbat day
1596 Crim. Trials I ii 370.
William Barrie, flescheour in Dunde … dilatit of contravening of the actis of Parliament, in slaing and eitting of flesch in Lentrone
1632 Elgin Rec. II 224.
Slaeing

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