adv. (quasi-adj.) Sc. Also 6 ewoss, ewous, euous, euuse, ewuse. Comp. more ewous. [Perh. evolved by a wrong division of ANEWST (an ewest for a newest).] Close at hand.

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1527.  Burgh. Rec. Aberd., 3 June (Spald. Club), I. 117. One of your landis liand mair evuse to ws … interchange the saidis landis with wtheris haiffand landis liand mair ewuse [printed evnse] to ws.

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1543.  Aberd. Reg. (1844), I. 200 (Jam.). I haf gewin command and charge to my friendis and folkis maist ewous yow. Ibid., 201. Causing of your folkis that ar maist ewiss wss to be in reddenes.

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1572.  Sc. Acts Jas. VI., § 48. The Manses … maist ewest to the Kirk.

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1637–50.  Row, Hist. Kirk (1842), 153. That a gleeb of four aikers of land be designed off the most ewest and commodious land.

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a. 1657.  Sir J. Balfour, Ann. Scotl. (1824–5), II. 258. The remanent Lordes of the clergie, being ewest to him.

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1814.  Scott, Wav., II. xix. 298. ‘To be sure, they be maist ewest,’ said the Baillie, wiping his eyes.

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