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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Bedrall, Bedrel(l, a. and n.¹ Also: beddrale, bedderall; beddrell, bedder(r)ell; bed(d)roll. [Variant of Bedlare, with transposition of l and r.]

1. adj. Confined to bed, bedrid. 1513 Doug. xii. vii. 32.
Hys faderis fatis, quhilk as bedrall [R. bedrel, Sm. beddrell] lay Befor hys ȝet 1533 Bell. Livy I. 278/11.
The brother … rais neuer eftir the first takin of his maladie, bot lay bedderell 1545 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. I. 129.
The said Patrik broukand for his lif tym, ane agit man beddrale 1601 Reg. Privy C. VI. 320.
The said complenar contractit ane deidlie disease and lay bedrell ane lang space 1602 Ib. 378.
Sensyne scho hes lyne bedroll 1607 Ellon Presb. 63.
Ane bedrell cripell befoir the presbyterie

2. n. A bedrid person, esp. as inmate of a hospital or almshouse. 1502 Treas. Acc. II. 248.
Item, that samyn day, to bedrellis of Sanct Mary Winde, xiiij s. 1553–4 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 104.
To the bedderallis of Sanct Mary Wynd. xx^s 1555 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 210.
[The council] grantis to Robert Craig … the procuring with the bred to the bedrellis of Sanct Mary Wynd Ib. 211.
Johne Nicolsoun … procurit to the bedderrellis of Sanct Mary Wynd 1572 Edinb. Test. XXIV. 213.
To the pure that ar bedrellis, seik, waik and infirme persounis vnabill to wirk, ten li. 1578 Acts III. 98/2.
The pure and bedderallis of the saidis hospitallis hes small or na thing to leif vpoun 1619 Edinb. Test. L. 232.
My brether hes susteinit me in hous honestlie with himselff this lang space as bedrell