† failyien.
Scottish. Obsolete.
a. Failure, non-performance; also, an instance of this.
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1551 Sc. Acts Mary (1814) 488 He sall content and pay for euerie failȝie [of ane act] ane hundreth markis.
1554 D. Lindsay Dialog Experience & Courteour l. 5760 in Wks. (1931) I The fraudfull failȝeis Off Schireffis, Prouestis, and of Bailȝeis.
1640 in J. Nicholson Minute Bk. War Comm. Covenanters Kirkcudbright 2 Sept. (1855) 40 Ane thousand merks, to be peyit to the Committie..in case of failzie.
b. Consequent liability to a penalty.
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c1650 J. Spalding Memorialls Trubles Scotl. & Eng. (1850) I. 395 It was ane snair devysit to draw gentlemen wnder falzeis.
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