cleed

And spring will cleed the birken shaw: [clothe, birch woods]

Robert Burns How To Know Him William Allan Neilson 1907

But its a greater kin'ness to clout him nor to cleed him.

David Elginbrod George MacDonald 1864

Forbye, gin ye began wi 'his claes, ye wadna ken whaur to haud; for it wad jist be the new claith upo' the auld garment: ye micht as weel new cleed him at ance. '

Robert Falconer George MacDonald 1864

Ye dee eneuch for me, Sir Gilbert, a'ready; an 'though I wad be obleeged to you as I wad to my mither hersel', to cleed me gien I warna dacent, I winna tak your siller nor naebody ither's to gang fine.

Sir Gibbie George MacDonald 1864

Gin the clergy o 'thae times warna a gey hantle mair enlichtened nor a fowth o' the clergy hereabouts, he wad hae heard a heap aboot the glory o 'God, as the thing' at God himsel 'was maist anxious aboot uphaudin', jist like a prood creater o 'a king; an' that he wad mak 'men, an' feed them, an 'cleed them, an' gie them braw wives an 'toddlin' bairnies, an 'syne damn them, a' for's ain glory.

David Elginbrod George MacDonald 1864