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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Erd(e, Eird, Eard, v. [f. Erd(en. Cf. Erth v.] tr. To commit to the earth; to bury.(a) 1375 Barb. xiii. 666.
The laiff syne that ded war thar In-to gret pittes erdit war c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 2764.
Thus was Pirrus slayne … And in that ilk ile erdit was c1420 Wynt. vi. 496.
Suddanly thare wes scho dede, And erdyd in that ilk stede 1448 Ayr Burgh Crt. Bk. 30 Sept.
That na man be erdit in the kyrk bot fre men with thar wifis & thar barnis a1500 Seven S. 1823.
Thow sall quyk erdit be For thi cowatousnes c1515 Asl. MS. I. 220/28.
The forsaid erll … lay four days abone the ȝerd & thair durst no man erd him 1547 Treas. Acc. IX. 121.
To get cairttis to helpe to erd the deid folkes 1574 Edinb. Test. III. 76.
His body & banis to be erdit in the kirk 1596 Breadalbane Ct. Bk. 148.
Ane scheip … quhilk was eatin the same nycht, the banis found erdit beȝond thair nychtbouris merch 1614 Crim. Trials III. 270.
Scho erdit the samyn [bairn] in the grund of ane truff stakfig. 1562-3 Winȝet I. 12/2.
Albeit mony … hes laborit to … erd the leist memoriall thairof oute of the mynd of man Ib. II. 11/7.
To cal abak agane thare haereseis sa mony C. ȝeris erdit in hel 1570 Leslie 8.
Swa that … the deides of the foure last noble kingis … are like to be erdit in oblivione(b) 1513 Doug. Comm. vii/1.
In thai dais sik nunis, gif thai brak ther virginite war eyrdit qwyk 1535 Stewart 8555.
Tha eirdit him in the tempill of Claudius 1568 Edinb. Test. 160 b.
Ane kyst to eird the said vmquhile Jonet in a1578 Pitsc. I. 209/22.
No man wist quhat he did with him nor quhair he eirdit him ?1549 Monro W. Isles 32.
Ther wes foure Irland kinges eirdit in the said tombefig. 1558-66 Knox II. 78.
Be the quhilk all rememberance of beiring of armour … sall be eirdit and forgett(c) 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 123.
Thair was slaine and eardit this day of suddartis and workmen 8 or 9 1590 Digest Justiciary Proc. M. 30.
Taking of ȝow furth to be eardit in the foirsaid graiff 1605 Dundonald Par. Rec. 75.
Ane sclanderouse taill … that the lait minister of Kilvining, … vas eardit vith his mouth doun 1609 Acts IV. 420/2.
That my … brother get na knawlege of oure purposes, ffor I rather be eardit quhick