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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adam | 30 | 1387 (anentis); 1399 (chapellane); 1459 (charge); 1461 (award); 1478 (decrete); 1481 (dede); 1489 (adjornal, beneficit); 1493 (act, caus); 1502 (breve); 1511 (allacay); 1515 (bludewite); 1516 (comptes); 1517 (brother); 1522 (bere-sed); 1527 (advocatry, cunȝe); 1530 (blak-maill); 1542 (anna); 1546 (continue); 1551 (avouch); 1570 (copy); 1574 (componitor); 1576 (dale); 1583 (cautionarschip); 1591 (cart); 1617-8 (bounteth); 1621 (codrach); 1628 (alhallowmes) |
| Adame | 9 | 1522 (byrunnyn, chantour); 1547 (criminalie); 1561 (bute pursevant); 1563-4 (bill); 1592 (calling); 1600 (cautionar); 1617-8 (cationar); 1618 (bludewite) |
| Adem | 2 | 1459 (annuel); 1546 (continue) |
| Ada [1] | 1 | 1364 (broun) |
[1] This spelling was found in a Latin-language document.