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Injune, v. Also: injuin, -jwne, and Injone. [The usual Sc. form: cf. ME. enjoyne (c 1300), enjunȝe (once, 13th c.), OF. enjoign-, enjoindre. Cf. Injoin and Enjoin and for the form Adjune.] tr. To enjoin. a. To impose, as a penance or the like. b. To impose or prescribe, esp. as a task or duty.Const. chiefly with indirect object, to (the person) or dative pronoun.a. c1420 Wynt. v. 2870.
The Pape … injwnyd till hym … In fasting … to be c1420 Ib. 3823.
Yhoure part is, fadyre, till injwne [: dwne] The pennans 1490 Irland Mir. I. 49/36.
And [= if] thou complet that pennaunce iniunyt in this lif c1490 Id. Asl. MS. I. 80/1.
The prest suld iniune pennance discretly with the consent of the synnere 1585 St. A. Kirk S. 550.
If thai suld think gude to injune ony forder discipline to him for his offenceb. 1480 Acts Lords of Council 66/1.
Johne falȝeit to preif the said xl merkis pait … as was iniuinit to him be the lordis 1484 Acts Lords Auditors *138/2.
He is in possessioune of thaim [lands], like as was iniunyt to him, be ane act of the lordis c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 24/29.
Thocht haly men fast pray & do vther thingis iniunit to tham 1533 Bell. Livy II. 143/13.
Nor ȝit was sic inoportune seruitude iniunyt to ws be the x men 1543 Reg. Morton II. 290.
Quhilk ward and relegatioun our said Soverane Lord injunit to the said Erle … uterlie to obtene the saidis lordschippis … to himself 1562-3 Winȝet I. 77/24.
Mony thingis quhilkis ar … of na necessitie iniunit we [sic] to beleue 1567 Acts III. 44/1.
For eschewing of the fraude [etc.] … lat greit pane be inivnit to the sercheouris 1607 Criminal Trials III. 12.
I … sall find causion to obey quhatt your maiestie will injune to me 1628 Dundonald Par. Rec. 242.
The Sessioun … ordeinis John Neil … to be summoned … to heare him injuned to satisfie