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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Excres(s, v. [e.m.E. excrease (1570), excresce, L. excrescere.] a. tr. To increase, enlarge. b. intr. To exceed in amount. 1588 King Cat. h vij.
Quhilk [xi days] addit to that ȝere quhairin it excresseis makis the same to exeid the common ȝere of the sone be 19 days 1644 Baillie II. 202.
Edwards's book is expected within two or three dayes; it's excressed to near fourty sheets 1644 Kirkcaldy Presb. 288.
What sall happen to excress in expenses in the building of the Kirk over and above the sowmes stented