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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Repar(e)ing, -pair(e)ing, vbl. n. Also: ra- and -inge, -yng. [ME and e.m.E. repayrynge (1387); Repar(e v.]

1. The action of mending (a material thing). Cf. Repar(e v. 5.Also const. in the part mended.(1) 1532 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 97.
[For] raparing of the armynghous wallis Ib. 111.
In glas bandis and lokkattis … for reparing of the place 1565–6 Edinb. Old Acc. I 508.
For mending and reparing of the glaissin wyndok of the Tolbuyth 1566 in Hay Fleming Q. Mary 502 (see Repare n. 3 (1)).
Raparyng 1579 Irvine Mun. I 68. 1584 Conv. Burghs I 197.
For reparing of the dekyitt harberres and briggis of Craill, Renfrew [etc.] 1618 Inverness Rec. II 152.
For reparing and mending of the salmond fische kist 1659 Anal. Scot. I 206.
Repareing(b) 1497 Reg. St. A. xxxviii.
All burden of building repairing and upholding of the queir of the parish kirk of Linlithgw 1523 Stirling Ant. IV 211.
In the geving of his penny to the repairing … of the altar of St. Mathew 1615 S. Leith Rec. 14/1.
Repairinge 1638–9 Dumfr. & Galloway Soc. 3 Ser. III 338.
For … repairing the carkis of the cannane 13 s. 1650 Kingarth Par. Rec. 24.
Repaireing(2) 1598 Elgin Rec. II 69.
[800] merks for repairing thairof in theck ruiff vallis vindois glais windois and pleneishing the samyne

b. Repairing silver, money set aside to pay for necessary repairs. c. = b above. d. Book of repairings, an account book of money spent on repairs.b. 1614 S. Leith Rec. 11/2.
The neighbours choisen for advysing upoune the repairing of the kirk requested the Sessione to provyd … the haill accounts of the repairing silver q[uhi]lk as yet rests unbestowedc. 1614 S. Leith Rec. 12/2.
Keeper and Collector of the hail repairinge, vnlaws, legasies & impost of the wyned. 1614 S. Leith Rec. 12/1.
The Sessione ordaines the book of repairings to be shewit and the particular repairings … extracted

e. A source of building materials for repairing, or altering, a structure. c1646 Craufurd Edinb. Univ. fol. 60.
The East Kirk being at that time repairing for the altar and other pendicles of that idolatrous service

2. a. Making amends for (a wrong committed). b. Compensating for (an injury suffered). Both const. of. Cf. Repar(e v. 6.a. a1578 Pitsc. I 82/13.
He keipit never ane word that he had promessit for the repairing of his offenceis 1593 Wemyss Chart. 216.
Anent the repairing of the hurting and bluiding of Jhone Dagleisb. 1640 Anal. Scot. I 389.
Entreatting your majestie wold … provyde for the repairing of our wrongis and loiss

3. The renewing or restoring (of a reputation). b. The reinstating (of a person) in a previously held position. 1678 Mackenzie Laws &. C. i xii § 3 (1678) 142.
The magistrate will do justice in repairing the fame of him who is wrongedb. a1639 Spotsw. Hist. (1655) 152.
And for repairing the church men in their places [etc.]