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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Westwart, Wastwart, adv. Also: westward, -wert, wastward, westert. [ME and e.m.E. westward (1297), westwarde (c1407), OE westweard, MLG westwart, -wert.] (Moving, lying) towards the west, in a westerly direction.(a) 1375 Barb. xvii 889.
Thai tuk westwart [C. westward] the way And till Carlele hame went ar thai c1420 Wynt. vii 3366.
He … gert byggyt be Nere all the body off the kyrke … that south part And the northsyd swa westwart And that west gawill 1431 Liber Melros 523.
All the land fra the Cambis westwart c1515 Asl. MS I 163/9.
Than westwert is the Ile Senene 1599 Haddington B. Rec. (Robb) 13 June.
That na mettage therof salbe eist Robert Thomsouns gavill, bot all fra that westward 1670 Dunkeld Presb. II 460.
Tuo ells on the south wall contigue adjoyning to Litleblairs desk westward(b) 15.. Clar. i 774.
The sune wastwart did repaire 15.. Clar. v 2064.
Wastward a1578 Pitsc. II 108/18.
They … come wastwart fornent Sanctminians and thair persaueit it ane small village a1578 Pitsc. (1814) x.
Efter these thair be six [sc. counties] that border wastward vpoun Waillis 1649 Cramond Ch. Rathven 19.
A timber stair ascending thereto syled aboue from the midle wal wastward(c) 16… Macfarlane's Geog. Coll. II 198.
Two myles to the Westert lyes the barony of Kilmahew