The following information is taken from the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue, available online at http://www.dsl.ac.uk/index.html. This is a work in progress.
| Spelling | Number | Dates & headers |
|---|---|---|
| Dauid | 84 | 1405 (assigné, cousinage, deces); 1427 (consent); 1437 (dam); 1466 (allya); 1473 (chekker); 1473-4 (annuel); 1474 (borch, clath); 1476 (again-, count); 1478 (compromit); 1490 (commounis); 1495 (burgen); 1496 (danskin); 1497 (colour); 1506 (cors); 1508 (certify); 1510 (conquis); 1515 (cessionar); 1516 (blude-, bludewite, chargeles, deand); 1518 (dative); 1519 (bailȝery); 1520 (clerkschip, cost); 1524 (commaister); 1527 (chalice); 1536 (custum); 1539-40 (cancellat); 1542 (crag); a1542 (behalve); 1546 (cuke); 1548 (advertiser, command); 1549 (coursable); 1550 (dayly); 1552 (commissionar); 1554 (cheptour, dede, greson); 1557 (bailȝe); 1558 (bounteth); 1564 (comburges, compromit); 1565 (cast, col-heuch); 1566 (chancelar); 1569 (broder, by); 1570 (byganis, chamerlane, clerk, corshous, currok); 1571 (continuance); 1571-2 (allanerly); 1574 (cotar); 1575 (darg); 1583 (contractar, cummer); 1585 (coft); 1586 (clenger); 1588 (dative, deakin, decern); 1589 (convene); 1590 (burne-ledar, cut); 1592 (covent); 1592 (assign); 1611 (chopman); 1621 (calsay); 1622 (boitkin); 1623 (allegeance, burding); 1624 (awnar); 1629 (dauch); 1636 (baston); 1649 (dar) |
| David | 64 | 1362 (carn); 1410 (borch); 1443 (catale); 1471 (assigna); 1473-4 (annuel, confirmatioun); 1491 (commissionar); 1496 (barratour, bedeman); 1500 (clene); 1501 (calk); 1502 (calmstane, cullour); 1503 (chekker); 1507 (arrage); 1508 (chaplan); 1509 (beltane); 1510 (compeditour); 1512 (conȝe, cunȝe); 1513 (coket); 1516 (ambassiat); 1517 (anherd); 1524 (constabil); 1527 (chalice); 1538 (comptroller); 1539 (consistoré); 1541 (cammes); 1543 (commendatar, custum); 1547 (colȝear); 1553 (act); 1557-8 (calmis); 1560 (bailȝery, companȝeon); 1564-5 (baxter); 1565-6 (crounar); 1566 (counsallschip); 1570 (conȝe, cuper); 1571 (baillie); 1572 (conscience); 1580 (commissariat); 1581 (child); 1582 (copper); 1590 (clim, croce); 1593 (capitane, deces); 1595 (cot, cottar); 1596 (counterfute); 1612 (birl-quheil); 1620 (cachepeller); 1627 (cast); 1630 (cach); 1640 (consign); 1642 (bajan); 1643 (amerciament, bequaife, cationar, convening); 1648 (condescender) |
| Dave | 8 | 1488 (bridil-, cheld); 1489 (cary, courtin); 1490 (bote); 1492 (bulget, commissioun); 1536 (cat-hoill) |
| Dauy | 6 | 1389 (apportenance); 1426 (consail, cost); 1505 (cheplane); 1514 (chanslar); 1567 (clout) |
| Davy | 2 | 1446 (bailȝe); 1504 (awand) |
| Dawy | 2 | 1460 (bailȝe); 1567 (consavit) |
| Dauide | 1 | 1484 (bost) |
| Dauit | 1 | 1588 (deacon) |
| Davi | 1 | 1399 (almous) |
| Dawe | 1 | 1538 (clip) |