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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Interest, Intrest, n. [ME. (1450) and OF. interest (F. intérêt).]

1. = Interes n. 1. 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Iter.
The damnage, skaith, and interest susteined be the persewer 1605 McUre City of Glasgow 166.
The great hurt, interest, damage, loss, and skaith which the haill Commoniswelt … have sustained 1674 Justiciary Ct. Rec. II. 222.
It is no crime, but only a ground for dammage and interest 1684 Decis. Lords F. 54.
The witnesses … behoved either to bide by or be lyable for damnage and interest 1686 Fraser P. 161.
That … might be lyeable to him of all coast, skaith, damnage, intrest and expensses

2. = Interes n. 2. 1627 Melville Chart. 162.
The haill guidis and geir thairin contenit salbe saiff and furthcwmand to all partes haveand interest thairto 1693 Conv. Burghs IV. 177.
The missive … was by the intrest and moyand of the lord provost … stoped and delayed 1695 Ib. 204.
How far it is the intrest of the royall borrowes to accept of all merchants or michanicks … to set up ther

3. Also pl. 1577 Conv. Burghs I. 50.
For one ȝeiris interest thairof 1644 Inverness Rec. II. 187.
That the samen suld be repayed back againe with the intrestes thairof to the toune of Innernes