† sulye Sc. Obs.
Forms: α. 5 soilie, 7 soilzie; β. 5–6 soulȝe, sulȝe, 5 suilye, 6 sulze, suilȝ(i)e.
[Sc. var. of soil n.1]
Soil, ground; land, earth.
| α 1434 St. Andrews Reg. (Bann. Club) 424 To brek stanys and away leid thru þe landes..withoutyn..spillyng of his soilie. 1609 Skene Reg. Maj., Baron Courts c. 65 §1 Gif any beast..be founden within the Lordship, and the soilzie of any man. |
| β 1483 Acts Parl. Scot., Jas. III (1814) II. 161/2 Þe ground & sulȝe of þe samyn lands. 1493 Reg. Aberdon. (Maitl. Club) I. 334 Þe soulȝe ande manss of Innernothy. 1513 Douglas æneis iv. i. 76 The riche sulȝe trivmphall Of Aphrik boundis. 1546 Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. 11 Infra solum, territorium et lie suilȝe ejusdem. 1592 Ibid. 719/2 Terras husbandias..infra villam, territorium et lie suilȝie de Reidpeth. |