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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Outraying, vbl. n. Also: outtraying, outraing, owtreying, outrying. a. Conquest, overthrow. b. Verbal violence or injury, insulting, abusing. —a. 1375 Barb. xviii. 182.
Bot gif the mair misaduenture Befell thame, it suld richt hard thing Be till leid thame till outraying [E. owtreying] ?1438 Alex. ii. 2617.
We are cumin … to plane Of the defoull and the outraying That we haue tholit at this ishingb. ?1438 Alex. ii. 2938.
And they haue sic ane lord with-all That … will … honour thame in alkin thing But pryde, dedenȝe or outtraying 1524 Wigtown B. Ct. 155 b.
Elein Tomsone callit to James Constabill challangis for the outraing & rabelling & blasflemyng of him and to his challangis for the outraing of him scho denys [etc.] 1614 Fraserburgh Kirk S. 29 (13 Feb.).
The said Janet [was] rebukit for hir outrying without ane caus