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Forgevin(n)es, Forgifnes, n. Also: forgevinnys, -is, -as, -gevenis, -gevenes, -geifnes, -geffnes; forgyffnes, -giffnes, -gifnais; forgiffines, -gifenes, foirgifanis, forgyvnes, -gywinnes, -gywenes, -giveines, -givenes. [e.m.E. forgevenesse (1535), northern ME. forgifnes (c. 1400), southern forȝeve-, forᵹivenesse, OE. forȝifnes.] Forgiveness.(a) a1400 Leg. S. vi. 507.
To hym com Mygdona & prayt hym of forgyvnes c1450 Cr. Deyng 252.
He suld … ask forgyvnes of God and man 1488 Acts II. 210/2.
How the lordis … sall haf … hertly forgevinnys … for ony displesour done to the kingis hienes c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 60/3.
Adam … had hope of forgevenes and mercye 1514 Dunferm. B. Rec. 192.
The greit vnlay to be tane of thaim wythout forgevinnis 1563 Peebles B. Rec. 293.
Ilk ane of thame … to ask the baillies forgywinnes a1578 Pitsc. I. 111/27.
Askand mercy and forgiuenes wpon his kneis 1594 Montgomery Mem. 233.
I … craif Goddis mercy and forgywenes(b) a1400 Leg. S. xxvii. 898.
He suld hym wyne Forgiffines of his mykill syne 1442 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 7.
Master John … sal come … and ask the alderman … forgiffines 1514 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 151.
To ask the president … forgifenes … for his said falt committit 1548 Ib. II. 143.
The maltmen … [are] adiugeit … to ask the provest, baillies, and counsale forgifenes a1568 Scott i. 161.
Foirgifanis grant … till all into ȝour parliament 1611 St. A. Baxter Bks. 76.
To crawe the said deakin pardon and forgifenes for his said vrang(c) c1420 Wynt. v. 4756.
This clerk … rehersyd the proces And optenyd forgyffnes 1445 Peebles B. Rec. 10.
Thai sal … rayse ilkane of thaim a pund of wax, but favour or forgifnes c1500-c1512 Dunb. ix. 38.
Nor was [I] to ask forgifnes penitent a1568 Bann. MS. 212 a/10.
Greit for thi gilt, thow may get forgifnais 1600-1610 Melvill 428.
[He] to crave … me, the persone offendit, forgiffnes 1612 St. A. Baxter Bks. 77.
To crave the said deakin forgiffnes(d) 1491 Lennox Mun. 144.
To cum … in thar lous gownys and bar hed … and ask forgeffnes 1532 Lamont P. 40.
That Johnne Lamount sall … ask forgeifnes of the slachter