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Quotation dates: 1420, 1492-1684
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Replenis(c)hit, -ist, p.p. (? ppl. adj.). Also: -ished, -ysyt, -ysit, -yseid, -is(s)it, -yst, -eist; -eschit; repleineissed; replanisit. [ME and e.m.E. replenyst (Rolle), replenysshed (Chaucer), -eschede (a1450), OF repleniss-, lengthened stem of replenir.]
1. a. (Well) stocked with animals or provided with inhabitants. c1420 Wynt. ii 99.
Hyr landys … Scho stwffyt weylle … And gert thame weyll replenysyt [C. replenyst, W. -ist] be Wytht hors, and noyt, and othir fe 1684 Symson Descr. Galloway 81.
This loch is replenished with pikes — 1572 Buch. Detect. (1727) 38.
Places nouther frutefull of thingis necessarie, nor replenischit with inhabitantis 1622 Elgin Rec. I 242.
A pairt of the kingdome, so weele repleneist with … goode subjectis of all rankis
b. (Well) provided or supplied with a non-material, also a material thing. 1558 Knox IV 526.
And if it be founde replenished with pestilent humours (I mean with the fantasies of men) [etc.] 1568 Lyndesay Pref.1568 Adhort. 74.
[This book] With Scripture and with storyis naturall, Richelie replenischit from end to end 1584 Misc. Bann. C. I 125.
[The] Justice-deput was directit fra court weill stuffit and replenissit with Arran's informatiouns 1683 Coll. Aberd. & B. 105.
The places near to the sea side are most replenished with the marble and the claye soile
c. Furnished. 1672 Cramond Ch. of Birnie 17.
The kirk being ill replenished it is ordeined by the presbyterie that … ther be some course taken for building a common seat at the west end of the church
2. Filled or imbued with (of) a quality or property; pervaded.(1) 1492 Myll Spectakle of Luf 288/13.
A place quhilk is replenyseid of all evill lechory 1492 Ib. 288/3.
Replenysit 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 29.
Quhill that I rowmed in that paradice, Replenischit and full of all delice(2) 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 1031.
Thow that is replenischit of plesance a1550 Lang Rosair 235.
Repleneschit with … grace celestiall 1595 The Psalmes of David in Metre in Livingston Metrical Psalter iii xi/1.
To the intent that we … be replenishit with that ioy … that thou hes promeist to us 1611 Criminal Trials III 159.
And his soule fullie repleineissed with assured hope of Goddis abundant mercie
3. Filled with people; overrun. 1575 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I 44.
The … commissaris vnderstanding the seais to be replenischit with piratis and sea revaris [etc.] 1588 Edinb. B. Rec. IV 529.
This toun is replenist with ane multitude of vnfrie persouns and puir and nedy, cum fra landwart
4. Made full of (with). 1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. in Cath. Tr. (S.T.S.) 231/13.
Hir ant was replanisit with the halie Spirit at hir salutation 1600 Ib. 231/16.
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