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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Intimat(e, v. (chiefly p.p. and p.t.) Also: -att, -temat, -tymate, -timet, -timit, -timeit, -tymeit. [e.m.E. intymate (1538), -timate (a 1548), L. intimāt-, ppl. stem of intimāre.] tr. To intimate, make known.(1) p.p. (a) 1522 Treas. Acc. V. 205.
The prorogation and indenture of pece … to be intimat in all places … within his wardanrie 1637 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 128.
This present act … being intimat to the Laird … he actit himselfe for performance thairof 1639 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 397.
This to be intimat be sound of doum 1652 Peebles B. Rec. II. 3.
This to be intimat at the croce upon Tuesday nixt 1676 Banff Annals I. 156.
Saturday nixt is appoyntit for rydding of the merches and the samen to be intimat be tuck of drum 1689 Acts xii. 50/2.
That the Lord Dundees runeing to armes might be publikly intimate(b) 1550 Treas. Acc. IX. 395.
Letteris to be intemeit to the baronis 1567 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 21.
The quhilk wes of befoir deuly … intimeit to the said Patrick Cheyne 1573 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 5.
Quhilk act [being] red and intymeit to the said dekyn of fleschouris 1611 Dundonald Par. Rec. 222.
Ane collectioun to be maid … and to be intimeit this day aucht dayes(2) p.t. 1571 Lanark B. Rec. 60.
Jhone Hetoun, offecer, past at command, … and intemet the said proclamatioun a1578 Pitsc. I. 287/5.
[He] thair proclamett the saidis bischopis bullis … , and allso past to St. Androis and intimat the samin 1646 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 108.
The haill takismen of the mylne, … intimat to the councell that [etc.](3) inf. 1573 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 5.
Thay ordane him to intymeit and declair [the act] to the remanent … fleschouris 1595 Conv. Burghs I. 465.
The commissioneris to intimet this present ordinance to thair said is brughis 1623 Kinghorn Kirk S. 23.
[The] minister hawing resauit in the pulpit ane tickit, … quhilk he caist by his hand and wald not intimat the same 1660 Mun. Univ. Glasg. II. 328.
To pas and intimeit the foirsaid sequestratione to the said ministers 1684 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. X. 297.
To intemat to the heritors that they give in exact lists of all petegogs and cheaplaines within ther bounds