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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quate, Quat(t, v. Also: quait, quett, quatte. P.p. quated. [Orig. forms of the p.t. and p.p. of Quite v.]Rare before mid-17th c. and appar. occurring only in central and south-western Scotland: cf. the note to these forms under Quite v.

1. tr. To repay; to discharge by payment. = Quite v. 2, 4. a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xlv 27.
Alace! suld my treu service thus be quated [: hated]? 1668 Rothesay B. Rec. 162.
The parties and comprysars war hard and the defendars could not quett the skaith

2. tr. To give up, let go, release, leave. = Quite v. III.(1) 1661 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. I 63.
He was forced to quatt his charge ?1665 M. Bruce Six Dreadfull Alarms 19.
Ille quatt the bussiness 1665–7 Lauder Jrnl. 10.
That they ware necessitat by … their orders never to quate their gounes which cannot be but to hot for them 1680 Edinb. B. Rec. X 413.
Robert Trotter … entered to the said work … and finding himself a loser about a year therefter did quat the same(2) 1660 Glasgow Weavers 29.
Quhat maister and prenteis sall not aggrie together in tyme cuming, bot desyris to quatt uthers, that [etc.] Ib. 30.
The prenteis quho removes and quattis his maister(3) 1665–7 Lauder Jrnl. 63.
The house began to be hanted with apparitions and spirits, whence he thought it was tyme for him to quatte it, so that he sould it for litle thing(4) 1640 Baillie I 268.
It will be my earnest desyre to my wife to be content with the annuell rent … and to quatt judiciallie … what farder she can crave by her verie subdolus contract 1663 Dumbarton B. Rec. 82.
Quhairin gif thay faill they consent of their awn accord to quat the ten merks quhilk was given them 1665 Glasgow B. Rec. III 65.
To speik the man who occupyes the rig … if he will quat his tak therof 1669 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 50 (18 Oct.). 1677 Glasgow B. Rec. III 238. 1678 Kirkcudbr. Test. (Reg. H.) 26 Nov.
Heirby denuding and quatting all my richt therto in hir favours(5) 1639 Baillie II 448.
The Universitie is in sute of Mr. D. Dicksone … whom albeit we all know to be the rarest jewell we have, yet seeing a necessitie … to quat him to some, we resolved [etc.] 1654 Dunferm. Hammermen 73.
The quhilk seat [in the church] the said James Beveridge … did quat and overgive the same to the said session 1692 Glasgow B. Rec. IV 44.
That they find it will be nothing prejudiciall to the toune to quat him the samen [sc. waist ground] to build his gavell therupon(6) 1654 Glasgow B. Rec. II 289.
The … counsell apoyntis the thesaurer to quate them 50 li. quhilk is the half of the said half yeires maill 1668 Stirling Common Good 44b.
That the counsell quate to Andrew Baird one years deutie of the bridge haughe 1686 Glasgow B. Rec. III 385. 1691 Ib. IV 11.
That the toune will quat to him the rests due be the tennents therof preceeding the year 1690 … or then that the toune shall quat two thousand fyve hundreth merks of the said soume offered by his grace(7) 1662 Irvine Mun. II 89.
The saids magistrats … declars they will tak from the said James Blair three score pounds and does simpliciter quatt the said Hew Whyt of thirtie pound therof (of the said Hews half of the same) … which the said Hew accepted as a favour and therfor he did quatt the toun of what he could claime of them 1663 Glasgow B. Rec. III 9.
Becaus the wyne did not ansuer to the expectatioune of the parties havand intres they wer willing to quat the bargane and the strainger was willing to quat them 1670 Edinb. B. Rec. X 86.
And therfore craveand the councill … to quat and free her of the forsaid imposition … they … doe freelie quyte and free her 1678 Kirkintilloch B. Ct. 99.
He did frielie quate his sister … from all promises of fie and hyreing for this present yeare

b. intr. To quatt with, to give up or resign a title to or possession of (a property). 1688 Edinb. B. Rec. XI 243.
Also incase of the deficiencie of the proprietars who may be obstinat and unwilling to quatt with the houses or closses without exacting upon the toun, the good toun had the priviledge of appointing proprietars

c. tr. To resile from (an agreement). 1600 Melvill 9.
I wald haiff bein forcit to quait the blok againe, and left the purchas 1663 Glasgow B. Rec. III 9 (see 2 (7) above).