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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Outland, attrib. or a. Also: owt-, utland; utlen. [ME. outlond (c 1425), e.m.E. -land (1651), foreign, alien: cf. OE. útlende, ON. útlendr, id. Sense 2 is appar. chiefly or only Sc.]

1. Of or belonging to another country; foreign (people, nations). c1475 Wall. vii. 857.
Luk yhe sla nane off Scottis will ȝoldyn be. Off outland men lat nane chaip with the liff 1596 Dalr. I. 85/6.
Quhome nocht only … decores that Ingland at hame bot evin afeild externe and outland natiouns 1612 Orkney & Shetl. Ct. Bk. (ed.) 19.
Forsamekill as thair is monie baith outland and inland beggeris of woll [etc.]

2. = Outlandis a. I.a. (1) 1529 Edinb. B. Statutes 13 Nov.
The outland men that bringis the fische to the tovne 1529–30 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 21.
That … owtland men byis the meill in gret and turses the samyn out of this toune 1535–6 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 164.
Our outland burges, Andrew Ker [etc.] 1564 Perth B. Ct. 158 (21 Sept.).
Becaus thai ar baith outland men 1609 St. A. Baxter Bks. 74.
That na brother of craft … tak in na manis sone within the town or owtland manis sone feitman to him 1624 Elgin Rec. II. 401. 1672 Haddington B. Rec. (Robb) 7 Nov.
Tauche bocht be burgesses fra outlandmen(2) 1608 Rogers Social Life I. 121.
And if ony persone dwelland within this burgh marie an outland woman 1655 Peebles B. Rec. II. 29.
All burgessis … [not] to resett any outland men or women except [etc.](3) 1581 Conv. Burghs I. iii.
That ilk burch suld discharge thare outland burgessis 1624 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 226.
As for our diligence in … punesching our outland burgesses … we have admittit nane bot sic as ar actuall residentis within our burgh(4) 1500 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 81.
The outland walkaris and scheraris duelland vtouth the fredome of this burgh 1520–1 Ib. 203. 1546 Ib. II. 124.
The owtland maltmen 1654 Conv. Burghs III. 389.
The saidis outland baxters 1658 Edinb. B. Rec. IX. 89.
The utland baickers 1681 Ib. XI. 33.(5) 1520 (c 1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I. 201.
Without the toun haue inymetie of outland lordis(6) 1631 Banff Ann. I. 66.
Onye outland or stranger beggar 1645 Edinb. B. Rec. VIII. 81.
That all owtland poor beggaris … dispatche themselffis furth of this brughb. 1658 Edinb. B. Rec. IX. 89.
The utlen bread broght in be unfriemen Ib.
The utland bread 1667 Rothesay B. Rec. 131.
With the threttie thrie peck for everie boll of malt grinding and the tuentie ane peck of outland stuff