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Plen-, Plennis(s)ing, -yng, vbl. n. Also: plan-; pleen-, plein-, pleyn-, plean-; plin(n)- and -issing, -ys(s)ing, -yng, -es(s)ing(e, -eissing; -is(c)h(e)ing, -es(c)hing; plenningsing; plenisone. [Plenis v. Cf. mod. Eng. plenishing (1830).] Plenishing, in various senses and applications.

1. The action of plenishing, in various applications of Plenis v. 1.Also attrib.(1) 1477 Edinb. Chart. 140.
For the … honestie of our saide burgh and plennesing of voide placis within the samyn 1502 Crim. Trials I. i. 102.
To sett the Kingis landis of Lochabre … to trew menne for the plenysing thairof 1531 Reg. Soltre 104.
Thre sufficient oxin … and ane hors with othir stoir and seruandis … for plenesing of the ground 1533 Boece i. iv. 39 b.
Thai arrivit first in Orknay and thare made parte of plennyssing 1550 Treas. Acc. IX. 435.
To help him in his plenysyng xx li. Ib. 440.
Plenessing 1556 Reg. Cupar A. II. 262.
Pleneissing 1590 Edinb. Test. XXI. 362 b.
To the … help of the plenessing of the said Williamis steiding 1603 Crawford Mun. Invent. II. 219 (5 Oct.).
Thankis for your l. … awancement of my plenningsing(b) 1529–30 Reg. Privy S. II. 63/1.
For the edificatioun, planising, reparatioun and watter ticht halding of our lugeing within our said burgh 1555 Montgomery Mem. 154.
Sall pay [200 marks] to thair planesing 1615 Conv. Burghs III. 15.
The theiking, glassing and planisching [of the house] … with tymmer work(2) 1565 Crawford Mun. Invent. II. 87 (14 Apr.).
[The corns cattle and other goods] quhilk grew and wes in planissing vpon the landis of Easter Campsy of crop 1564attrib. 1543 Binns P. (S.R.S.) 10.
[All his] plenishing guids [namely, 8 plough oxen, 6 bolls of corn, etc.] 1564 Linlithgow Sheriff Ct. 26 Mar.
To … deliuer … plenising gudis … awand be him 1572 Canongate Ct. Bk. 407.
With the haill plenissing guddis cornis cattell and utheris quhatsumevir … being on the ground of the said four oxingang of land 1586 Grant Chart. 289.
For insycht and plenessing guidis and geir — 1611 Dunblane Test. III. 137 b.
To him of plennissing oxen being four drawin oxen

2. Additions or appurtenances necessary to the proper use, or functioning, of anything; equipment; provisions; stock.There is perh. some overlapping with sense b below.(a) 1533 Boece ii. vi. 69 b.
Leiffing thare landis … and burrowis without store or vthir plennyssing 1535 Stewart 50885.
In all his gait fand nother kow nor ox … But plenesing other [of] but or ben 1544 Reg. Privy S. III. 159/1.
Omnibus bonis mobilibus granis catallis et lie plenissing huius modi terrarum 1550 Prot. Bk. Sir J. Cristisone 100.
His tene oxin gang cornis … and all maner of plenesing thairof 1556 Sc. Hist. Rev. IX. 345.
Ane steding of aucht oxin tiltht with the haill plennissing thairof 1561 Reg. Privy C. I. 170. 1567 Ib. 565.
With the haill munitionis artaillierie pulder and uther plenissing being thairin 1567–8 Reg. Privy S. VI. 20/1.
And uthir tymmer and yrne work and quhatsumevir plennessing being in the said forth of Inchekeith 1568 Reg. Privy C. I. 637.
The said Alexander … intromettit with his haill plenissing and left him na thing erdlie 1571 Melville Chart. 119.
Becaus the gudis that he had ar only the plennissing of his landis [etc.] 1576 Misc. Spald. C. II. 331.
Plenysing 1606 Edinb. Test. XLII. 218.
My haill guidis … and plenissing quhatsumevir to be vsit be hir to hir awand vse 1625 Justiciary Cases I. 27.
Of hors, meiris … and haill guidis geir and plenissing being within the houssis therof and vpone the grund of the saidis landis 1638 Old Ross-shire I. 124.
Ane meill girnell … with sundrie uther plenissing of tinn pottis(b) a1578 Pitsc. II. 90/34.
Witht all wictuallis and all wther plenisching pertening to the castell 1649 Edinb. Test. LXIV. 268.
Certane vther plennisching consisting of harrow barrow and vther necessaris belonging to his labouring 1658 Ib. LXIX. 119 b.
Horse graith nolt graith and ther plennishing 1691 Cramond Kirk S. III. 16 Apr.
When any of the ordinar poore … die, what ever goods or plenishing they leave behinde them shall be solde 1698 Stirling B. Rec. II. 343.(c) 1626–7 Misc. Spald. C. V. 144.
The barque quhairin his wyiff bairnes and plinisheing wes transportit fra Leyth to Aberdein(d) 1657 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 166.
With the haill instruments toolls furnitur pleenissing timber and all vther present provisioun belonging to them as owners of the said manufactorie(e) 1657 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 166.
With the yards pleynissing and pertinents of the samen

b. spec. The fittings and/or furnishings of a house; furniture.See the note to 2 above.(a) 1589 Coll. Aberd. & B. 354.
Throche the rigorous remowing of insycht plenissing and ornamentis of houssis thair … houssis and maner places being desolutt westit and maid emptie of plenissing hes becum altogidder ruinus 1600-1610 Melvill 10.
Whowbeit they sell the books and plenessing a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 1064.
Litle plenishing maks a rowme house 1637 Rutherford Lett. (1891) 506. 1649 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 781.
Bee breakeing of yates doores and timber plenishing within the place c1650 Spalding I. 283.
Another pairtie of soldiouris … brak doun wyndois bedis burdis and left no kynd of plenishing on hewin doun a1658 Durham Commandments 274.
Annent houshold furniture or plenishing 1668 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. II. 485.
[They] did ryve up and destroy loftings and uther plenisheing of his house Ib. 482. 1683 Decis. Lords F. 32.
For providing her house with plenishing(b) 1665 Stirling B. Rec. I. 250.
Plennishing 1667 Edinb. Test. LXXIII. 104.
Plennisching(c) 1592 Reg. Privy C. V. 7.
Plennessing 16.. Hist. Kennedy 27.
Plenneissing(d) 1585 Bk. Carlaverock I. 265.
[They] brint the place … with the haill insycht thairin bedding pleneshing and brint … my chartour kist [etc.] 1588 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 40.
And uther plenesing sic as meight be carreit 1627 Brechin Test. IV. 285 b.
Alexander Andro … haid na labouringe nor moveablis except the plenessinge of his hous(e) 1587-99 Hume 157/40.
The … glistering planessing which is accustomed to be in the houses of greate princes(f) 1649 Old Ross-shire II. 39.
The pleanisching … in the hous in tyme of the ladie's deceas(g) 1672 Haigs of Bemersyde 475.
[Inventory of household goods] Item heare followeth ane list of some of the rest of my plenisone

c. Freq., coupled with Insicht n.¹ (q.v. for further examples), also with Inspreth, chiefly or only in sense b above. 1548 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 260.
He hes … put away … the durris vyndokis insicht and plenising of ane wther part of tham [houses] 1554 Inv. Q. Mary xi.
With all maner of plennissing and insycht of palacijs [etc.] 1590 Digest Justiciary Proc. M. 15.
Planeissing 1593 Edinb. Test. XXV. 201 b.
He … lewis the haill insycht & plenissing … to his spous 1594 Ib. XXVII. 207 b.
The haill inspreith and plennessing of my mansioun place of Garclautht 1612 Brechin Test. II. 226 b.
The said vnquhill Dauid … haid onlie the insicht & plenissing of his hous 1631 Justiciary Cases I. 152. 1644–5 Black Bk. Taymouth 101.
Ther cornes houses plenisching and whole insight weir brunt 1671 Edinb. Test. LXXIV. 142 b.
Plenesching 1671 Kirkcudbr. Test. (Kirkcudbr.
The inspreth and plenisching of my hous 1674 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds I. 464 (16 Jan.).
Sheriff Ct.) 6 Sept. Beddis buirdis bolsteris pottis pannis disches cuppis and all vther insight and plenisching quhatsumewer 1683 Misc. Bann. C. II. 290.
Pleanisheing

d. fig. — 1629 Rutherford Lett. (1891) 41.
Ye have to rejoice that ye have now some plenishing up in heaven

e. As the second element in a compound or quasicompound.For further examples, see Insicht n.¹, Inspreth n. and Outsicht n.¹(1) 1562 Reg. Privy S. V. i. 281/1.
Insycht plennesing and ail uthiris gudis quhatsumevir 1587 Skene Mem. 228.
Cornes catell hors nolt scheip insicht plenesing 1588 Digest Justiciary Proc. L. 57.
The tressonabill burning of the plaice of Pitmedden … with the haill insycht plenneissing guddis and geir 1589 Coll. Aberd. & B. 355.
My haill insycht plenissing [etc.] … to … remane with my saidis houssis as … wnseparabill thairfra 1605 Douglas Bequest IV. 22 May.
The escheit guidis … insicht outsicht pleinissing … pertening to Jhone Erskine 1647 Edinb. Test. LXIII. 211.
The insight planisching of hir chamer c1650 Spalding I. 291. 1661 Hist. Carnegies 353.
Outsicht and insicht planischeing 1664 Irvine Deeds (Decreit).(2) 1593 Edinb. Test. XXV. 282.
As tuiching morning giftis & utheris houshald plennessing … he leuis the samyn to … his spous 1678 Cramond Kirk S. II. 15 Sept. 1684 Kirkcudbr. Test. (Reg. H.) 18 Apr. 1694 Wemyss Chart. 259.
Household plinnishing 1697-1707 D. Hume Accompt of Estate 8.
She accepts of the third part of the household plenishing