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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1375-1608
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Avisement, n. Also: avis-, avys-, auis-, auyse-; awise-, awis-, awys-, awaysment; avisament. [ME. avisement (1330), avysement, OF. avisement. Cf. Advisement n.] Careful consideration or reflection; deliberation; counsel, advice.(a) 1375 Barb. v. 199.
Thai … askit avisment thame emang 1375 Ib. vii. 526.
He tuk avisment with his men On quhat maner thai suld do then a1400 Legends of the Saints iii. 217.
Till he hym thocht be avysment How he [etc.] a1400 Ib. xix. 97.
But avysment fast gannand [= gangand] 1409 Exchequer Rolls IV. p. ccx.
Thar [thai] sal preve gude acorde with the avisment of thair batheris counselis 1428 Liber Melros 521.
The said assis … with gude & rype avysment saide [etc.] 1456 Hay I. 119/2.
With gude deliberacioun and gude avisement 1456 Ib. II. 104/7.
Mony gude avisementis bathe of wer and of pes 1478 Acts Lords of Council 13/1.
The lordis … hafand lang commoning and rype avisement decretis [etc.] 1531 Bell. Boece I. 9.
Knawing be degest avisement the entent of thir ambassatouris 1531 Ib. II. 160.
That thay micht tak avisement amang thaimself 1557 Ayr Charters 43.
Efter lang … avisement and consultatioun 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 174/4.
Ane King suld wirk nathing but auisement 1596 Dalr. II. 140/5.
The Inglis ambassadouris ansuer efter schort avysment 1608 Highland P. III. 112.
Upoun the avisement … with him(b) 1375 Barb. ii. 297.
Sum man … That with awisement is douchty a1400 Legends of the Saints xvi. 343.
Sic awysment haf thai tane That [etc.] a1400 Ib. xxix. 678.
With awisment lukit he c1420 Wynt. iv. 2590.
He … tald hyr … quhat was thare awysment c1420 Ib. vii. 1757.
Thai askyd a delay Till a langare awysment c1420 Ratis R. 1668.
The assent Of consail and awaysment a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 199.
With mynde degest and wertuos awysment(c) 1539 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries II. 389.
To cum for rype avisament concerning divers … matters of the commonweill 1569 Peebles B. Rec. 315.
Quha tuk avisament to the vij day of Merche to gif his ansuer
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