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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Extend, v. [ME. extende (c 1330), L. extendere.]

1. a. intr. To stretch in length. 1439 Edinb. Chart. 64.
As the wynde extendet of alde tyme on the soucht parte 1446 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I. 245.
A lonyng … extendand to the hicht of the hill at the south ende of the der dyke 1596 Dalr. I. 52/13.
The gret hil … extending throuch the midcuntries … ay quhil it cum to Dunbartane 1597 Misc. Spald. C. II. 140.
The mansioune, yaird, and croft … , extendand fra his maiesties hie gait … to the stane wall … at the south

b. To thrust or draw out in length. 1456 Hay II. 83/15.
Quhat ever king that spredis his tayle or extendis his wengis … ferrar na his rentis … may streke, he is nocht wys 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. xix.
This ile … is mair extendit to the lenth than breid

2. intr. a. To have range, scope, or effect. 1446 Reg. Episc. Brechin I. 105.
To do al my power and delygens, als fer as the commwn law ma extende a1500 Bk. Chess 2033.
Quhen euery man has place in properte, The kinrik suld our that extendand be

b. To amount or come to (or above) a specified sum, quantity, or number. 1456 Acts II. 45/2.
Ilk man that his gudis extendis to xx^ti merkis 1467 Acta Aud. 7/2.
The wrangwise takin vp of the malis of the samyn of twa termes bygane extendand to x merkis 1495 Acta Conc. 385/2.
Vtheris landis extendand till ane hundreth merkis be ȝer 1526 Acts II. 305/1.
His expensis extending daly to xiiij score of breid 1562 Reg. Cupar A. I. 362.
To the convent extending to nynteine bretherene, for ane part of thair sustentatioun 1585 Bk. Carlaverock I 265.
My haill skaith extending abone a hundreth thousand merkis

c. To reach a certain limit. a1500 Bernardus 33.
The man that spendis Vnsparandly mar than his rent extendis 1507 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 140.
To pay the debtis equally in so far as the gudis may extend to 1514 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 151.
[That] the stufe of the grund be apprysit for payment of the samyn [dykes] als far as it extends

3. tr. To assess or value; to stent. 1443 (1450) Reg. Great S. 86/2.
The landis … with thair pertinentis be thaim presit and extendit til aucht pundis worth of lande

4. To apply (a law) specially or more extensively. 1482 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 41.
This statute to be extendit of all maner of vnfre folkis 1555 Acts II. 499/2.
This act to be extendit … vpone the steilaris of behyuis, frute treis [etc.] 1592 Ib. III. 643/1.
That the actis … anent mansis and gleibis … sall be … extendit to all abbayes and cathedrall kirkis 1628 St. A. Baxter Bks. 89.
This to be extendit nocht onlie aganis the saidis offendaris bot [etc.]

b. To exert or apply. 1583 Wemyss Corr. 79.
All the moyane and crydite I hef salbe extendit in the Lairdis favour a1585 Maitl. Q. xciv. 14.
Ȝe lykwyse ought ȝour ayde and help extend 1615 Lett. & St. P. Jas. VI 271.
Those advantages off revanche, mony vood a extenditt them more rigourously nor I did