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Out-tane, Outane, p.p., prep. and conj. Also: out(t)an, outetane, owttane; out-taine, -tayne; (oittane); owtane. [North. ME. out-tan(e (Cursor M.), vte-tane, oute-tane (c 1450), owtane (York Plays), p.p. of Out-tak v. passing into prep. and conj.Like the equivalent Out-tak, Out-takand and Out-takin, not found after c 1520.]

A. p.p. 1. Taken or kept out of the reckoning, excluded, excepted.a. With the noun or pronoun preceding and without an intervening verb (i.e. in a construction like the Latin ablative absolute).Common only in bonds of manrent, in the clause reserving one's allegiance to the crown.(a) 1424 Acts II. 4/2.
[Taxes on corn specified,] and this of all corn that is now in hous or in stak the lordis purviance to thar houshald allanerly outtane Ib. 4/1. 1471–2 Banff Ann. I. 21.
Oittane 1514 Bk. Carlaverock II. 456.
Outtane 1529 Stirling B. Rec. I. 36.
Saiffand the Kingis grace allegiance alanerlye owttane(b) 1444 Misc. Spald. C. IV. 179.
Myn alleigance til our souerane lord the Kyng alanerly outtaine(c) a1400 Leg. S. ii. 940.
Owtwart thingis neuir-the-les Owtane, that wes the besynes That he had of all the kirk, … that al men suld wel wirk 1409 Exch. R. IV. ccix.
Outane 1420 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 182. 1430 Ib. 391. 1432 Lamont P. 13.
The said Fynlo is becumyn man to the said Robert … our mast dred soueran lorde the Kyng … outan alanerly 1441–2 Foulis Chart. MS. 18th Jan. 1461 Melville Chart. 44.
Outane

b. Also with the verb to be. 1477 Misc. Spald. C. II. 253.
Oure allegiance til our Soverane Lord the King alway to be except and outane 1531 Vaus (1531) 4.
Fra this reule ar out tane nownis of the first and secund declinatione

2. Put out of account, excluded as an intention, disclaimed, repudiated.Only in precautionary formulae.Const. as sense 1 a. 1381 Douglas Chart. 30.
All maner of fraude, gyle, exceptioun and cauillatioun owtane 1481 Fam. Rose 146.
All fravd, giell [etc.] … postponit and ovttayne 1520 Grant Chart. 65.
All friuell exceptionis secludit and outtayne

B. prep. (i.e., with the noun or pronoun following).

1. Except, except for, with the exception of.Also accompanied by the adv. alanerly (cf. 1 a above).(1) ?1438 Alex. i. 1525.
Out-tane the King allanerly And his gude eme 1420 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 181.
The halfe of the profittis of the justry of Aberdeine, Bamffe and Inuernesse … outtane the … victualis of men and horse in the halding of the said ayeris 14.. Acts I. 355/2.
Thar sall na man by ony thing bot he haf a lauchful borgh outtan met and drink c1515 Asl. MS. I. 239/18. Ib. 244/20. 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 1305.(b) 14.. Acts I. 89/2.
That all forfautis excedand viij s., out tayne thaim that ar of the Kingis toll, … salbe geyffin to this gylde(c) 1375 Barb. ii. 473.
That he trowit in nane sekyrly Owtane thaim off his cumpany Ib. v. 397 (E).
All the wittalis owtane [C. outakin] salt … gert he bring Ib. xviii. 275; etc.
Outane [E. owtakyn] a1400 Leg. S. v. 591.
Sanct Edmwnde … Lovit Sancte Iohn a-beouf althinge, Out-ane Our Lord and Our Lady Ib. xxxiii. 93.
Man na wif outane nane Ib. xxi. 491; etc. 1398 Acts I. 212/1.
Owtane 1429 15th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. viii. 10.
Owtane 14.. Burgh Laws c. 7 (B).
Na he aw nocht to answare for owtyn day and terme … owtane the qwhilk pertenys to the kyngys croun Ib. c. 95 (A).
& the ayr haf na thing quharof to pay the fader det outan the landis that his fader lefft him 14.. Acts I. 376/2.
And for ilk seable wound outane the face, xv penijs Ib. 377/2.
Outan 1490 Irland Mir. MS. fol. 8 (= ed. I. 6/5).
Quhen be watter al mankind was neir consumyt out ane aucht personns Ib. (ed.) II. 30/9.(2) 1452 Maxwell Mem. 171.
Alanerly outane his alegeance til oure liege lord the king

2 ‘Leaving aside’, not counting, besides, as well as. 1375 Barb. xix. 38.
Thre hundreth and sexte had he … Outane knychtis that var ioly a1400 Leg. S. xi. 389.
lxx thowsande Cristyne ware Ovtane princis, kynge & quene, Wyffis & barnys alsa bedene

C. conj. (introducing a clause or a phrase): Except (that).(1) 1375 Barb. ii. 185.
Ȝe sall her na thing … Owtane that he off the barnage That thiddir come, tok homage Ib. vi. 407 (E); etc.
He wes armyt at poynt clenly Owtane [C. Outakyn that] his hede wes bar a1400 Leg. S. iv. 21. Ib. xl. 1444. 1398 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 38.
And al prisoners … sal be frely dischargit of payement … owtane that Adam of Gordon and Adam Franche ar lattin to borgh c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 2883.
Outtane 14.. Burgh Laws c. 12 (B).
His ayre … sal syt in the eritage of al the land … outetane that hys spousyt wyfe … sal hafe [etc.] 1473 Reg. Cupar A. I. 201.
Alsua tha sal haue the vnlawis that cumys of the woddis … outane thar awyn vnlawis gif tha be fundyn fawty reseruit to the Abbay(2) 14.. Acts I. 73/2.
Outane in Galloway the quhilk hes special lawys wythin thaim 14.. Burgh Laws c. 57 (A).
The regratouris … sal by na tak outan the tym of fayris c1500 Harl. MS. 4700 269 b.
To the court assignit befoir justice or ony vthir place outtane in burgh