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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Infinite, Infinit, adj. Also: infinyte, -fynyte, -funyte; -finitt, -fynit, -fenit; -fineit, -feneit. [ME. infynyt (c 1385), infinite, L. infīnītus.] Infinite, unending, unlimited.

1. With abstract nouns.(a) 1456 Hay II. 112/32.
God has nocht … excludit his powere infynyte fra his werkis 1513 Doug. i. Prol. 1.
Thankis infynyte To thé Ib. x. Prol. 92.
Hys knawlage profund and infynyte Ib. 111.
Infynyte excellent hie bonte 1523 Acta Conc. MS. XXXIII. 208.
The scaith thairof suld be infinyte c1552 Lynd. Mon. 705.
Be his wysedome infinyte All wes maid … perfyte Ib. 4235.
I se nocht ellis bot troubill infinyte 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 246.
Thair wald have bene ane infinite slauchter(b) a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 1384.
Of all gud eike infinit affluence 1490 Irland Mir. I. 91/22.
To suffer infynit pane and eternalle dampnacioune c1515 Kennedy Asl. MS. II. 273/31.
Plesand pennis … Couth nocht discryve thi honouris infinit 1533 Boece viii. v. 258 b.
He subornit ane parte of the garde … promytting infinite riches 1535 Stewart 43177.
Gold infinit in kistis and in coffer a1578 Pitsc. I. 68/6.
To imbrace his infinitt grace and mercie Ib. 74/19.
The infinit favour of God(c) a1568 Bann. MS. 234 a/38.
[God's] mercyis infeneit [: repleit]

2. In other applications. 1535 Stewart 44993.
Of fynest gold ane sowme als infunyte [sic] 1531 Bell. Boece II. 237.
He was … thris ransonit with infinite money Id. Livy II. 165/12.
Camillus draif infinite gudis fra Capena

3. In the grammatical use: Non-finite.1531 Vaus (1531) 4. 1531 Id. in Grant Burgh Schools 54.
Quhilk pronownes ar of infinite qualite? thay that resauis na certane persone, as quis, que, quod