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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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West side, -syd(e, n. Also: vest-, wast-, vast-, wost-, vost-, woist- and -side, -syd(e, -syid. [West adj. and Sid(e n.] The western side of a place, area, etc. Chiefly with (ap)on, to, etc.(a) 1388–9 MacRae Early Sc. Texts No. 2.
Vp that burn as it bicumis dovne on the west syde of Failfod 1439–40 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I 239.
Within the saide burch of Aberden apon the vest syde of the Gastraw 1453 Exch. R. V 536.
De le Westside de Dunmure 1532 Glasgow Prot. IV 52.
Ane quartar of ane kyle, lyand on the west syd of the gaet of the Stokwell a1568 Gyre-carling 5.
Thair wynnit ane hir by on the west syd callit Blasour 1602 Reg. Great S. 474/2.
Fra the north end of the said heidrig … to the west syde of the fyve lang rigis of Corkymoir 1671 Kirkintilloch B. Ct. 32.
It is ordained that the aught quarters on the east syde furnishe thrie men and that the east syde shall not seike no men out of the west syde 1690 Nairne Peerage Evid. (1874) 6.
The west syde of the high way(b) 1490 Foulis Chart. 4 Dec.
vj roude [of land] … betuix ane haykr of Donalde of Dyngvalle on the vost syde and half ane akyr of Jhonne the Vaus on the est syde 1518 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 47.
[The … tenement] liand … in the Wolgait betuix the landis of the said Robertis upone the est syd and one the wost syd(c) 1540–1 Elgin Rec. I 59.
Ane rig of land liand on the vast syid of Merevall 1571 Bann. Trans. 191.
I promeis … to meit thé hand to hand … vpon the wast side of the hee way 1621 Banff Ann. II 406.
Land lyand at the wast syde of the tolbuithe 1659 Rothesay B. Rec. 28.
Lyand within the said brughe on the wast syde of the vater of Rothesay 1668 Rothesay B. Rec. 155.
Donald M'Gilchrist … to tak inspectioune quhat persounis hes guids and hes not grase to sustein thame on the said wastsyde and appoints Allexander Flimein and John M'Conachie for the lyk on the eist syde(d) 1577 Prot. Bk. J. Scott 38.
The said landis … to be begun apoun the buithlatt on the north syd of the new maid lon foirsaid. And fra that to pas to the woist syde of the coill [etc.]

b. The western side of a building, the west wall. 1574 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 41.
To the … bell man to help to clenge the alryn & guteris of the wast syd of the menester lugingis 1639 Spalding I 233 n.
It was condiscendit that a third window sould be maid out in the wast syd theirof