Sc. Obs. Also 6 suddard, suddert, su(l)dart, soudart, so(w)ldart, 6–7 souldart. [a. OF. so(u)ldard, -art, mod.F. soudard, -art, f. soude, so(u)lde pay: see SOLD sb.1 and -ARD.] A mercenary soldier. Also Comb. suddart-like adj. or adv.
1542. Records of Elgin (New Spald. Cl.), I. 69. The sudaart [sic] decernit and deliuerit that [etc.].
1549. Compl. Scot., xi. 90. Mortal veyr amang the soudartis.
1567. Reg. Privy Council Scot., Ser. I. I. 560. The pretendit licence unlauchfullie grantit to Johnne Mortoun suddart for the transporting of sex lastis of talloun. Ibid. (1575–6), II. 482. Cumpaneis of suddartis and utheris brokin men.
1587. W. Fowler, Wks. (S.T.S.), I. 101. Skairslie I can tell, Now whidder he as chiften did, or suldartlyke, excell.
a. 1599. A. Hume, Poems, vii. 199. Conquerers, and soldarts of the Lord.
a. 1614. J. Melvill, Diary (Wodrow Soc.), 429. At unawars behind his bak, They interprys’d thair limmers crewaltie, Quhilk souldart-like they durst nocht undertak.
fig. 1573. J. Davidson, Poet. Rem. (1829), 3. All the rabill of Sathanis suddartis, in Scotland, Ingland, and France.
