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Quotation dates: 1391-1644
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Hurting, vbl. n. Also: hurtynge, -yn(e, hurtting, huirting, hourting; ortyng. [e.m.E. hurting, ME. hortynge, hurtunge (a 1225).] Hurting, in the senses of Hurt v. a. Injuring (bodily), wounding. Also, a bodily injury, a wound. b. Harming generally; wronging; causing detriment; damaging. c. Being damaged.a. a1400 Legends of the Saints xix. 552.
It na hurtinge mad hym to c1420 Wynt. viii. 5418.
He wyth the owyrhand come syne Away, but ony mare hurtyne 1476 Acts Lords Auditors 41/1.
Anent the lychtlying of our souerane lordis lettres, … streking & hurting of his seruandis 1494 Acts Lords of Council 364/2.
Cruell and violent hurting in perell of ded of twa dochteris of the said Michellis 1562 Treasurer's Accounts XI. 233.
To underlie the law for the dinging and crewale hurting of Maister Johnie Hammile 1564–5 Protocol Book of Thomas Johnsoun 142.
The said John had wit nor wyit nor art nor part of his hurting 1576 Digest Justiciary Proc. I. 3.
Delaitit of the hurting of him on his richt ee 1592 Fam. Innes 162.
For the draving … of … bluid, vounding and huirting of my face within the brughe of Edinbrughe c1615 Chron. Kings 106.
The newis of his hurttinges being reportit to hir 1641 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 263.
Accusit for cruell hurting, wounding, and bloddraveing of Johne Crombie 1644 Ib. IV. 16.b. a1400 Legends of the Saints xxxiii. 726.
Quhat wischcraft is this … Quhare-thru thu dois sic ferly thing Of ws & ouris in hurtynge? 1391 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 163.
Swa that sic contract … mak na preiudice no hurtyng to my fornemmyt wife 1398 Acts I. 212/1.
That it ryn nocht to the clergy in preiudice … , na hurtyng of fredome of halykyrk 1449 Hamilton Descr. Lanark 171.
Doing tharthrow hurtyng and prejudece to the … custum … usyt … in tym of our genitours 1454–5 Edinb. Chart. 80.
Quhare ony merchandice that is staple gude … is tappit … within the toune of Leith, in hurtyn of the fredome of the burgh 1507 Reg. Privy S. I. 228/I.
That nane … tak apon hannd to by and regrate … wittallis, … or to colour the sammyn in hurting of our lieges 1515 (c 1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I. 156.
Till vnderly the law … for thair hourting of the prevelege of this toun 1527 Wigtown B. Ct. 199 a.
Fore trublans of his hovs & ortyng of his traye that suld be tak to his housc. 1637 Banff Annals I. 79.
Thair boitis … are continuallie in perrell and hasert of hurting
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