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 |
|---|---|---|
| Glasgw | 26 | 1449 (consolour); 1484 (consistoré); 1488 (archi-); 1490 (adjune); 1492 (art); 1494 (custumary); 1506 (contract); 1515 (archibischop, chanceler); 1519 (chanclar); 1520 (collatioun); 1527 (chalmerlane); 1531 (ceté, chaplanry); 1532 (changeing); 1542 (consistorial); 1555 (commissar); 1561 (corroboratioun); 1570 (convene, cursour); 1589 (cobill); 1592 (archebischop); 1594 (cordonar0: 1595 (almous-hous); 1602 (clengar); 1625 (bursour) |
| Glasgow | 25 | 1473-4 (compt); 1508 (cietenar); 1512 (burse); 1514 (act); 1531 (act, court buke); 1532 (chancelar); 1537 (chantorie); 1542 (brig); 1563 (college); 1565 (dale); 1566 (brede); 1574 (chanciarie); 1575 (ceté); 1580 (deacon); 1582 (cheptour, commonté); 1586 (archi-); 1587 (barratry); 1598 (assoilȝe); c1600 (ambassadry); 1607 (court clerk); 1632 (crove); 1633 (archibischop); 1635 (college); 1647 (archebischop) |
| Glesgw | 4 | 1562 (chalmerlane); 1563 (barony, court clerk); 1591 (barratry) |
| Glasgew | 2 | 1511 (conduct); 1534 (cariage-hors) |
| Glasgu | 2 | 1454 (cathedrale); 1506 (cheptour) |
| Glaschu | 1 | 1473 (arsdane) |
| Glascu | 1 | 1402 (bischop) |
| Glasgou | 1 | 1517 (cancellar) |
| Glasgowe | 1 | 1569 (aire) |
| Glesgow | 1 | 1622 (buth-) |