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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1509, 1568-1604
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Forgeing, vbl. n. Also: foirg(e)ing. [ME. forgynge, -ing (1382), f. Forge,v.1]
1. Making of (genuine or counterfeit) coin. 1509 Reg. Privy S. I. 279/2.
Complete reknyng … of all sowmes of money, … forgeing of gold, siluer and uther bulȝeon 1579 Acts III. 150/2.
Melting, foirgeing, and prenting of the saidis peicis of gould & siluer 1581 Ib. 206/1.
His fals, audatious, and vniust forgeing … and cunȝeing of our souerane lordis money 1599 Criminal Trials II. 75.
The tressonabill forgeing … of fals adulterat money
2. Devising, esp. fraudulently. 1568 Pref. Lyndesay 7.
Satisfyand the Empriour with this godlie law, of thair awin forgeing 1580–1 Wemyss Chart. 211.
The falcifeing, foirgeing, feinȝeing, … and abyding att ane pretendit contract 1604 Shetland Sheriff Ct. 160 b.
The foirging … of the pretendit obligatioun
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