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Southwest, adv., n. and adj. Also: southt-, souht-, sowith-, suth- and -vest, -wast, -waist. [ME and e.m.E. southwest (Piers Plowman), sowþe weste (c1440), OE súðwest.]
A. adv. Towards the south-west, in a south-westerly direction; lying to the south-west (of (fra) a place).(1) 1549 Prot. Bk. Sir J. Cristisone 101.
Fra thyne ascending linalie souhtvest … to ane rownd dry hillok a1578 Pitsc. II 37/22.
The Scottis … past southtwast to Millrose 1578 Aberd. Chart. 340.
Thairfra enterand in the markat gett corsand the said gett south-waist 1597 Reg. Great S. 195/2.
As the eister hie gait passis … south and southuest to the lone-dyk of the landis of Muretoun 1615 Aberd. B. Rec. II 323.
And thairfra keipand the nether well heidis south west or thairby(2) c1515 Asl. MS I 169/9.
A ryvere that … endis the Mediterane ewyne south west fra Jerusalem 1509 Rec. Earld. Orkney 84.
At the twa grene hellokkis suthvest fra the said David house
B. noun. The south-west. ?a1300 Reg. Neubotle 102.
Quod iacet ad suthwest de Brothyrale Wyn a1578 Pitsc. I 24/14.
The heill southvest of Scotland was deuydit in twa pairtis a1595 Cullen Chron. Aberd. 47.
Ane day of grytt woynd at the south wast and northt northt wast
C. adj. Situated in the south-west; south-western, -westerly. Also ellipt. 1509 Rec. Earld. Orkney 82.
Att the sowith-wast end of Meissegere 1519 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II 178.
The southtwest tovir witht Item ane ald … standand bed c1552 Lynd. Mon. 1568. 1563 Echt-Forbes Chart. 98.
Hauldand southwart the said auld dyik to the southwest cruik thairof 1573–4 Sc. Ant. XIII 31.
For the … south-west quarter, Johnne Dusye [etc.] a1578 Pitsc. I 29/9.
This oppressioun and mischeiff rang nocht onlie in the southwest pairtis 1578 Aberd. Chart. 337.
Vnder the south-wast fauld of the towne of Rubislawellipt. 1549 Compl. 61/31.
The fyrst [sc. wind] … is callit be the vulgaris southt vest
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