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Quotation dates: 1399-1609, 1661
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Conclud(e, Concluid, v. Also: conclwde, -cloode. [ME. conclude (c 1300), L. conclūdere.]
1. tr. To stop from speaking; to reduce to silence. a1400 Legends of the Saints l. 256, 258.
A maydene of full gret prudence, That throw gret wit and sutelte Concludis all my men & me. Na man of ws had tuth na towng To conclud hir, thocht scho be ȝounge a1400 Ib. 263, 266.
2. To bring to a close or end; to finish. c1420 Wynt. ix. Prol. 14.
Makand in this part to conclud … al the sowm of my purpos c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace ii. 313.
All my witt her schortlye I conclud a1500 Henr. Fab. 46.
Ane sillogisme propone and eik conclude a1500 Id. III. 156/23.
Thy crampand hair … cairfully conclud sall dulefull deid a1585 Maitland Quarto MS xciii. 2.
Soe heir tuo wights inburied be, … Quha by thair death hes naturs course … conclud
b. absol. To bring matters to a close; to finish a matter or subject. a1500 Tale of the Colkelbie Sow 44.
Suld I begin to sport and nocht conclude, Than wold ye all [etc.] a1500 Henr. Fab. 1564.
‘I pray ȝow, schir,’ quod I, ‘ȝe wald conclude’ a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 2109.
Sa may ȝe conclude That ȝour ensample may ken ws gud c1500-c1512 Dunb. ix. 102.
Concluding nevir … in myne entent 1596 Dalr. I. 194/16.
Quhen Maximus had sa concludet with the Pechtes
c. To close a discourse; to say in conclusion. a1500 Prestis of Peblis 331.
In sa mekle, thus schortlie to conclude, As ȝe [etc.] a1570-86 Kennedy Maitland Folio MS cxxxi. 37.
Thow gettis na grace … at Venus closet, for to conclude c1536 Lynd. Compl. Bagsche 199.
Bot he is fleemit, for to conclude, Or hangit hich 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 70/5.
Nou to conclude of the fassone of this ladeis mantil c1552 Lynd. Mon. 1579.
Declare, … or ȝe conclude, Quhow lang [etc.] c1568 Lauder Minor P. i. 589.
All wrachis wrak thus endis, to conclude a1570-86 Arbuthnot Maitland Folio MS xxix. 183.
Schortlie now at ane wourde to conclude
d. intr. To come to an end. c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxviii. 10.
This day it stangis lyke ane eddir, Concluding all in my contrair
3. To come to a decision or agreement; to decide or agree in the end. Freq. with to or that. c1420 Wynt. viii. 648.
Thai studyusly The matere in thare faculteis Sowcht … And concludyt in a sentence c1450-2 Howlat 861.
Thir riallis … considerand the caus concludit in ane That thai wald Natur beseike [etc.] c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace v. 713.
Conclud thai thus, and syne to dyner went 1493 Antiq. Aberd. & B. II. 213.
The saydis assysowris may … decern, end, and conclud apone the … boundis and devisis of the saidis landis 1531 Bell. Boece I. 58.
The nobillis, … concludit to suffir nane of Durstus blude to regne above thaim c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 1459.
Than hir freindis did conclude, … That scho suld take hir leif 1560 Rolland Seven Sages Prol. 99.
Quhen twa arguis, in ane or thay conclude, On force thair talk mon be contrarious 1570 Satirical Poems xix. 23.
Justice to keip in mynde he did conclude 1582 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I. 136.
Thatt the commissioner … approve all thingis thatt salbe concludit on at the said conventioun 1596 Dalr. II. 193/3.
The Nobilite concludis in ane, that men of weir … be gatherit
b. tr. To decide, settle, or agree upon finally. c1420 Ratis Raving 815.
In syk tyme luk that thow be laith For to mak ony band or aith, Ore conclud ony vthir thinge 1517 Acts XII. 37/2.
The abstinence of were past and concludit be ȝowre Grace 1531 Bell. Boece I. 222.
It wes concludit to extend the marchis of Britane to the wal of Adriane 1546 Lynd. Trag. Card. 72.
But my awyse concludit wes no thyng 1558-66 Knox II. 84.
The Parliament [was] concludit to begyn the xx. of July 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 51.
The contrait wes concludit and schawin to the quenis grace of Ingland 1578 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I. 57.
To do, awys, treitt, resone, and conclude the placing … of the said stapill 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. ii. 25.
He sall tine the principall action (the cause salbe concluded aganis him) 1661 Acts VII. 62/2.
The maters agitat, persued & concludit
4. To decide after study or consideration; to infer. 1456 Hay I. 199/12.
Quharfore we conclude that lawfully he may defende him 1551 Hamilton Catechism 43.
We mone conclude that we ar oblissit to lufe God 1562-3 Winȝet II. 10/26.
Finalie concluidis he, that … Genereal Counselis may erre 1558-66 Knox II. 457.
This conclusioun … I heard sustenit and concludit … in ane moist notabill auditour a1578 Pitsc. I. 92/25.
The counsall … concludit that it was best to flatter him
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