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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Exemin, v. Also: exemyn, -emen; exemne (exam'ne), exempne. [Var. of Examin v., still in dialect use.] tr. To examine.(a) 1513 Doug. xii. i. 52.
To consell and provyde, And exemyn euery chance may betyde 1539 Reg. Cupar A. II. 3.
Thir witnes vnderwrittin being exeminet vpoun the divisioun of the Monk Myre 1598 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 225.
He sall sie … that thai … awaitt … upoun the schole in teaching and exemining thair bayrnis Ib. 234.
The hie seige to be exemenit be the ferd regent of the college(b) 1553 Blackfriars Perth 234.
Quhairupon the witnesses mycht be exempnit in speciall 1596 Dalr. II. 294/26.
Quhen the caus forsaid is proponed and weil exemned 1640 Lithgow Poet. Rem. 185.
May not their Alcoran serve to condemne us? If we our selves would from our selves exam'ne us