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Quotation dates: 1536-1699
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Hich, a. Also: hiche, hyche, high. [Later var. of Heich a.] High, in various senses.(1) 1567 Criminal Trials I. i. 498.
The wall … he thocht … over hich 1596 Dalr. I. 6/10.
The mountanis and hiche cuntreyis 1596 Ib. 35/28.
Sevin or viii cubites hich 1634 Edinburgh Testaments LVI. 224.
Ane … hich coffer 16.. Hist. Kennedy i.
Ane hiche hill(2) a1585 Maitland Quarto MS xcv. 12.
Unto the hichest hevin 1595 St. A. Kirk S. 785.
The hichest degre of the penitent stuill(3) 1576 Protocol Book of W. Cumming 162.
Thrie buthis with the hyche hous 1643 Thanes of Cawdor 285.
The hich galrie abowe the great hall 1645 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 47.
Four hich windowes, … thrie laich windowes 1691 Brechin Testaments VIII. 41 b.
In the high hall(4) a1568 Bannatyne MS 31 a/13.
Befoir that hich grand roy c1536 Lynd. Compl. Bagsche 53.
I grew hich into the court a1578 Pitsc. I. 18/8.
Schir Williame Crichtoun … quha is ane hich officair a1585 Maitland Quarto MS xxxviii. 98.
O goddis hiche 1619 Thanes of Cawdor 249.
Johne earle of Mar, hiche thesaurar of Scotland 1646 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 70.
Ane supplication … to the hich parliament(5) 1570 Leslie 96.
The hiche determinat will of … God c1590 J. Stewart 76/103.
The hiche triumphe(6) a1578 Pitsc. I. 70/1.
Hiche oppressioun 1643 Acts VI. 22/2.
Ane greate insolencie and hich offence(7) 1627 Orkney Rentals iii. 77.
Att ane hicher rent nor thay may hair(8) a1578 Pitsc. II. 62/9.
With hiche voyce
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