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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hay | 20 | 1487 (appering); 1540 (broch); 1541 (cammes); 1568 (abbot); 1569 (conform); 1572 (commissionarie, complene); 1596 (boull); 1597 (cowit); 1599 (broder); 1602 (bridil); 1603 (broder); 1617 (brew lauche, cautioner, cum); 1625 (chanclar); 1629 (commoun wele); 1648 (clenger) |
| the Hay | 5 | 1385 (dam); 1420 (assigna); 1432 (constabil); 1441 (assoilȝe, constabil) |
| the Haia | 1 | 1456 (beltane) |
| the Haye | 1 | 1565 (apperand) |