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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Expreme, v. Also: exprime, -preym, -preim, -preem(e, -pream. [ME. exprime (1386), expreme (c 1470), OF. exprimer, L. exprimere. Rare in Eng., but very common in Sc. c 1475–1600.] tr. To express in words; to state, to name.(a) c1450-2 Howlat 138.
The swallowe so swyft, in speciale expremit The Papis harrald Ib. 692.
I pres nocht all to report, ȝe hard thaim expremit 1490 Irland Mir. I. 128/1.
The day is nocht expremyt in the euuangell c1515 Asl. MS. I. 278/13.
The materialls quhar of thir drynkis are mad … I will nocht expreme 1532 Reg. Cupar A. I. 315.
Certane … gude and resonable caussis contenit and expremit in our said souerane lordis lettres of discharge 1549 Compl. 36/14.
The singis & taikkyns … , that ar expremit in the foirsaid cheptour, ar by past a1578 Pitsc. I. 356/9.
How he was frustrat … be ewill advyssit persouns quhilk at that time he wald not expreme 1596 Dalr. I. 8/20.
I wil nocht now expreme the rest; to wit, the thrie fludis [etc.] 1622-6 Bisset I. 240/4.
Sum dais ar appoyntted … betuix [the] parties, and speciallie expremed within the obligatioun(b) 1487 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 632.
Ane new infeftment … exprimand the pertinentis at lentht with the namys of the townis 1517 Reg. Privy S. I. 453/2.
Ane speciale protectioun … to certaine persouns exprimit in the said respit 1563 Misc. Wodrow Soc. 254.
It wes sufficient that ane of thaim was exprimit in the decrete 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. 6.
The mute or pley of laik men … and sindrie others, quhilks is nocht necessare to exprime in this place a1651 Calderwood III. 126.
As for their adherents in Scotland I need not to exprime their names(c) 1513 Doug. xii. i. 116.
Thus he began expreym with wordis plane c1590 J. Stewart 19/165.
So stairing still he not ane word expreimd 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Annexation.
The ane … quhairin the word of Annexation is nocht expreemed, bot vther wordes equivalent theirto Id. Reg. Maj. ii. 22 b.
In pleyes of debt sould be named and expreimed the zeare, day, the quantitie of the debt [etc.] 1626 Garden Worthies 129.
T' expream The assaults of sorrows that her soull susteans Ib. 162.
How much thy spreit thy pedegree expreem'd

b. In the phrases above, before, or under expremit.(1) 1474 Aboyne Rec. 18.
The resayt of the sowme or sowmys abufyn expremit 1483 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 48.
To commoun vpoun the breking of thir statutes aboue exprimit 1499 Douglas Corr. 167.
Personis duelland … wythin the boundis abwin expremit 1515 Treas. Acc. V. 43.
Ane writing of my lord governouris to the King of Francis ambassiatour abuff expremyt 1539 Reg. Cupar A. II. 6.
We … , as is abwne expremit, aganis all deidly, sall warrand … as law will 1593 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 100.
The sowme of money aboue expremit 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Dissolution.
By & attour the forme of dissolution abone expreemed(2) 1445 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 311.
In the lafe of the poyntis befor expremit to be … bundyn & oblisit til oure said souerane lorde 1477 Stewart Memor. 75.
That all thir conditions … before expremit sal be lelely and trewly obseruit 1499 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 625.
All … the days & termes of nyneteyn ȝeris before exprimyt 1538 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 159.
To pay to me the sowme of thretty poundis … for the caussis abefoir exprimitt 1560 Bk. Disc. 220.
To answer … onlie before the Rectour and his Assesouris heirtofore expremit c1650 Spalding I. 86.
Thair … [they] ratefeit and approvit the Kinges proclamatioun befoir expremit(3) 1586 Edinb. Test. XV. 193.
The said Helene declarit hir to be addettit to the personis vnder expremit