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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1550-1603
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Ha, v. Also: hae, hea; haid = have it (cf. 'D).[e.m.E. and ME. ha (a 1300), reduced form of Have v. Cf. A v.] To have. c 1550 Balcarres P. 314.
For I had levar tyn all the los that I ha for ony man suld tholl deid for my cas c1550 Rolland Court of Venus i. 122.
As he thocht best to haid 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 506.
Bot ane ȝoung child … ȝe ha [: ma] 1570 Misc. Bann. C. I. 49*.
Ye man hae respect to sum grit houssis 1573 Satirical Poems xl. 47.
Sum vther saifgaird surely we mon ha [: sa] a1570-86 (Dunb.) Maitland Folio MS l. 88.
‘Now ha I quyt thé’, quod Mahoun a1598 Fergusson Prov. (1706) 284.
Self do, self ha 1603 Philotus cv.
For that deuyse deuill haid it dowis
b. Used in the imperative when handing something to a person. a1598 Ferg. Prov. 9.
Hea will gar a deaf man hear
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