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Weying, Wying, Wechting, vbl. n. Also: weyng, wein(ng, veying, veyn, waying, weighting. [ME and e.m.E. weiyng (Wyclif), weyng (1430), weyynge (Prompt. Parv.), waying (1545), weyghing (1560).]

1. The action of a. Weighing (goods, etc.) (We(y v. 2). b. Considering (matters) (We(y v. 5). c. Raising (an anchor) (We(y v. 7 b).a. 1495 Halyb. 96.
3 sekis forest voll … Jon Patyrsone beand bath at sellin and weyng 1496 Halyb. 201.
For veying hakyn and schout hir 9 s. 1498 Halyb. 204.
Veyn, ilk sek, 4 g. 1520 (c1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I 198.
For ilk pak of woll … cairtyng and weying of the samyn iiij d. 1573–4 Glasgow B. Rec. I 3.
For stopping of George Young, dekyn, fra entering in his buyth to exerce the statute anentis the weying of his breid 1597 Misc. Spald. C. I 140.
Thow art indyttit for taking of twa coddis … putting of thame in ane pair of ballance, and wying of the same … and becaus the said Thomas cod was lichtest [etc.] 1617 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 37.
To Thomas Faulisdaill to ryid to Glasgow for … weying the irone yet 1655 Hawick Ann. 70.
To pay 16 pense for ilk stane of wool weighting 1679 Mint Melting Journals 16b.
35 duccattoons weighting 1696 Peebles B. Rec. II 156.
Two stand of weights for weighting of the meall, … with broads … of ane equall weight, one for carying the stone and a buist for weighting the meall 1699 Edinb. Test. LXXX 356a.
Ane pair of skaills for weighting of moneyb. 1590-1 R. Bruce Serm. 78.
The consideration and right weying of the sanctification of the elements 1657 Balfour Ann. IV 266.
The … parliament, after weinng of the quere after speit, viz. wither or not it be sinfull and vnlawfull for the more effectuall prosecutione [etc.] 1672 P. Mathers The Great and New Art of Weighing Vanity (1672) Title.c. 1589–1600 Skipper's Acc. (Morton) 43a.
For wein off the anker 4 s.

2. a. A place where goods are weighed, a weigh-house, or ? a further example of l a above. b. Considerations.a. 1669 Conv. Burghs III 618.
Anent the … selling of ane parcell of salt hyds … without puting them ashore at the staple or weying them in the weyingb. 1554 Old Dundee I 33.
Na common office or public action suld be … disponit be private or sinister reasons or wayings

3. comb.With Balk n. 3, Ballance n. 1, Silver n. 8, Stane wecht n. c. (Cf. We(y v. 8.)(1) 1595 Edinb. Test. XXVIII 233b.
Tua weying balkis with broddis & hingaris … xxx s. 1611 Edinb. Test. XLVI 340b.
Ellewin weying balkis at xl s. the pece 1646 Edinb. Test. LXII 187.
Ane trie wechting balk(2) 1586 Edinb. Test. XV 65b.
Thrie pair of weying ballances price of the pair xvj s. viij d.(3) 1583–4 Perth B. Ct. 21 Jan.
Ten schillingis therof of lent siluer and the remanent ten schillingis of waying siluer(4) 1662 Peebles B. Rec. II 52.
John Murray, wright, to make weying stone weychtes, conforme to the tounes stone