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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Out-rin,) Out-run, v. Also: -runne. P.t. outran(e. P.p. out(t)-, owt-, ut- and -run(n)in(g, -yn(g, -rwnnyng, -rouning, -ronnyng, -rennyng, -ronnyne; -run(e, -runn, -rwn(e; -roun(e, -rown(e, -ron(e, -royne. [ME. out rane p.t. (Rolle), out ren pres. t. (1387–8), in sense 1 below, otherwise appar. only Sc. in the following uses.e.m.E. had out-runne etc. (1526), to outstrip.]

1. intr. and tr. To run out (of), flow (from). c1500 Makc. MS. iv. 44.
Scharp bludy teris Thi cristal en outrane a1568 Bann. MS. 29 a/101.
Sevin tymes for ws Thy blud outran

2. intr. Of a period of time, a due date, a contract or a lease: To run out, expire, elapse. Chiefly as p.p.P.p. (a) 1457 Acts II. 47/2.
Efter that the saide ȝer be outrunyn 1483 Acta Aud. 124*/2.
Clamand that the said Johne of Edmonstone … [is] lauchefully enterit in the said landis and the ward outrunnyn 1501 Acta Conc. III. 31.
Considering that the termes of the said assedacione war bigain and owtrunnyn 1531 Bell. Boece II. 169.
Quhill xx yeir war outrunning 1540 Reg. Cupar A. II. 7.
Out rwnnyng 1541 Rec. Earld. Orkney 62.
Outrunnin 1543 Reg. Privy S. III. 31/1.
Outrunin 1572 Boyd Fam. P. No. 60 (30 May).
Outrunnyng 1578 Reg. Privy S. VII. 280/1.
Quhilkis lettiris and space thairin contenit is now outrunin and desert 1581 Sciennes Conv. 76.
Outrunin 1597 Hibbert P. No. 1.
Outrunnin(b) 1522 Bk. Carlaverock II. 459.
Quhill the saidis nynetene ȝeris be … complete and outronnyne 1535–6 Selkirk B. Ct. MS. 206 (4 Feb.).
Out rovning Ib. 208 (14 Mar.).
Out ronnyng(c) 1527 Selkirk B. Ct. MS. 125 b.
Ay and quhill the saidis fyff ȝeris be full and togidder compleit and fullelie outrennyng(d) 1461 Peebles B. Rec. I. 140.
Fra the iij yeris be fulleli by passit and outron 1525–6 Selkirk B. Ct. MS. 116 b.
For all the dayis and termes of aucht ȝeiris be out rone Ib.
Out royne(e) 1496 Acta Conc. II. 40.
The sade xx dayis being outrun and the sade soume unpayit 1516 Reg. Privy S. I. 426/1. 1533 Bell. Livy I. 43/11.
The empire … to endure bot five dayis, and quhen the five dayis war outrvn [v.r. outroun], the nixt … sal succede Ib. 93/21.
For the trewis war outrvn 1542 Prot. Bk. Sir Wm. Corbet 3.
Ow wne 1551 Banff Ann. II. 379.
Owtrunn 1557 Orkney & Shetl. Rec. I. 263.
Utrune 1560 Rolland Seven S. 416.
Outrun 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 323.
Outrune 1604 Liber Dryburgh 318.
Outrwn 1612 Acts IV. 472/1.
Owtrwn 1612 Conv. Burghs II. 346.
Fiftie skairs … quhilks war sett in tak to certain inhabitants … for nyntein ȝeirs and is of long tyme now outrune 1623 Crim. Trials III. 548.
Till the full number of ten houris war outrwn 1622-6 Bisset I. 235/15.
The … letteres of horning beand alwyise bygane and outrun a1633 Hope Major Pract. II. 175.
Within as many of the 7 yeirs as wes not outrune 1647 Douglas Bequest 25 Sept.(f) 1526 Red Bk. Menteith II. 329.
Outrovne 1538 Grey Friars 28.
Out rowne 1561 Rec. Earld. Orkney 268.
Outrown 1567 Banff Ann. II. 383.
Outroun 1602 Shetland Sheriff Ct. (ed.) 37.
Grantit thair takis and assedationis thairof to be outtroune and expyrit? Pres. t. 1658 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 405.
That such maried officiares … quha sall tack houssis … and beis removed befor the tym outrun they tak the saides houssis … the towne is to [etc.]

3. Of an hour-glass: To run out. (?With allusion to prec. sense.) 1611-57 Mure Early Misc. P. xxi. 71.
Long may thy subjects, ere thy glasse outrunne, Enjoy the light of thee

4. P.p. ? Of a measure: ? = Rin-Met, Rinnand-Met. 1671 Rothesay B. Rec. 207.
Decernis Patrick M'Conachie … to pay to Patrick M'Grigour tuentie ane boll outrun of the last crope 1670