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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Intertene, -tein, -tin, -tean, v. Also: -teine, -teyn(e; -tean(e, -teain; -tine, -tyn(ne. [Var. of Entertene v.] tr. To entertain, in various senses.(a) 1533 Bell. Livy I. 29/3.
Ane huge nowmer … , quhilkis war all plesandlie lugit and intertenit within the said towne Ib. 135/8.
Thir legatis … war intertenit at the supper be solempne banket 1568 Hosack Mary Q. of Scots 536.
She … being kissand and familiarlie intertenand the king 1568 Buch. Indict. 33.
Interteneing the ane and the vtheris in that consait as ilk ane haid soucht the vrak and lywes of vther a1578 Pitsc. I. 43/27.
He had sa intertenitt him that he could dread no ewill … at his hand 1597 St. A. Kirk S. 845.
Sche is evill intertenyt be him, and he dois nocht his dewete to hir 1608 Kinghorn Kirk S. 10.
Gif ewer he be fund heirefter ryoting and intertening ane number of pypers … to pay the penaltie of 42 s. 1642 in Row Introd. 20.
A stent on every kirk, quhairby a burser might be intertened at the new college of Santandrous(b) 1562-3 Winȝet II. 192/7.
A noble man … quha … be the nobilitie with al humanitie is accepted and weil interteyned a1578 Pitsc. I. 254/30.
That I may intertein him according to my honour and dewtie 1583 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 274.
It is ordanet that … merchants and craftismen … put in obliuioun all bypast enormiteis, inbraice and interteine luif and amitie 1589 Bk. Carlaverock I. 284.
Wherfor our lippininge ys … that you will do your uttermost endevoure to interteyne the quietnes c1590 J. Stewart II. 74/54.
The curling ȝallow hair vpon his heed Scho interteind vith hir maist tender hand 1606 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 58.
That … nane of thame … sall heirefter intertein, gif counsel or releiff, or mak moyen in ony sort to the said … fugitiwes 1612 Conv. Burghs II. 366.
To haif and intertein ane sufficient crain for dischairgeing of the said guids at ... Campheir 1630 Kirkcaldy Presb. 8.
The brethren to be cairfull to bring thair moneyes for interteyneing the bursar of theologie(c) 1603 Moysie 137.
His Majestie interteaned him alwayis as became 1632 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 45.
The stipend allotit to Thomas Cowye, sacristar, is … scairce habill to interteane him honestlie 1637 Fraser P. 120.
Quherethrow … all goods … [is] raised, fostered and interteainned 1640 Mun. Univ. Glasg. I. 280.
That besyd the said two bursouris thar sall be interteanid … two uther bursowris(d) 1562-3 Winȝet II. 3/11.
Being presoner (albeit gentlie intertineit) in a strange countrey a1578 Pitsc. I. 31/1.
[Two prelates] being baith … intertinit with the governour c1650 Spalding I. 6.
That none sould recept, supplie, or intertyn onie of thame, wnder gryt panes and perell Ib. 155.
To sie that his soldioris micht be weill intertynneit without extortioun