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Restor(e, -stoir, -staur, v. Also: ra- and -stoure, -stoyre. P.p. also restort, -stord. [ME and e.m.E. restore(n (1297), restaur (1513), OF restaurar, -er (late 10th c. and c1138 in Larousse), L. restaurāre.]

1. tr. To give back (a thing, also a non-material thing or person, previously taken away, held, handed over, lost, stolen, etc.); to make return or restitution of. Also absol.Also, once, to restoir bak.(1) 1385 Rot. Sc. II 73/2.
The remenant sall restore the gudys stollen in the double 1398 Fædera VII 54.
Al thai that raunson has payit sal have thair raunson restorit … befor Kandilmesse day c1420 Wynt. viii 2874.
That sylvyre … He had borowyd fra hym … he wald restore 1456 Hay I 135/13.
That trewly he is nocht behaldin to restore agayne a peny tharof c1460 Consail Wys Man 299.
Quha restorys nocht fundyne thinge He is a theif 1478 Acta Aud. 62/2, etc.
Laurence … sall restore & gif again to Johne of Kirkcaldy … a croice [etc.] 1479 Acta Conc. I 33/2.
That Johne Lindissay … sall content pay & restore … thar somes & gudis vnderwritin [etc.] 1483 Ib. II cxxxi.
And samekle [goods, etc.] as beis prefit befor thame [sc. the Lords] that is taken that thai mak the samyn be restorit 1513 Doug. xi iii 7.
Besekand … That he wald … thame [sc. corpses] restor agane of hys gentre 1529 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I 396.
Gif the saids landis … happynis to be recouerit fray us … we sall nocht be oblist forther to susten the said bryg … bot allanerlie to restore the by running malis of the samyn that happynis not to be spendit c1540 Lynd. Kitteis Conf. 11.
(Quod scho) I staw ane pek of beir (Quod he) that suld restorit be 1571 Peebles B. Rec. I 330.
Ilk ane of thame for thair awne part to rander restore and deliuer the samin agane Ib. 327. c1575 Balfour Pract. 27.
And gif ony landis or possessionis of halie kirk be wrangouslie annalyit, thay sould be restorit agane be lauchfull proces of law 1671 Rothesay B. Rec. 209.
Ane tub of coalls that was borrowit be him fra the persewar and not restorit(b) 1488 Red Bk. Grandtully I 171*.
Sal gif and rastor to the said Andrew the myl irnys … takyn … be hym 1533 Wigtown B. Ct. fol. 286a.
Rastovre Ib. fol. 294a.
That Catte M^cGarue suld rastoyre the said curchais to the said Besse or the pris thare of(c) 1535 Stewart 46237.
Lang of the ald tha [sc. Arran and Bute] did to me pertene … Quhilk wranguslie that ȝe haif haldin me fro And no redres that ȝe will mak thairfoir Nocht worth ane scrunt of all that to restoir 1569 Canongate Ct. Bk. 9. a1570-86 Maitl. F. 251/30.
Restoir all wrangis win 1575–6 Inverness Rec. I 247.
Decernit to restoir to hir the said mertrikis and otteris 1638 Rec. Kirk Scotl. 190. c1650 Spalding II 340.
Whill the pryss of hering war restoirit as his lauchfull pryze(2) c1400 Troy-bk. ii 604 (C).
Pryame … To the kynges of Grece ageyn Restored than the queen Heleyn 1560 Rolland Seven S. 269.
Ȝe sall be rewardit …, Sa haill and feir agane ȝe him restoir 1596 Dalr. I 167/8.
That … thay restore … al fled vnto thame limmeris(3) a1400 Leg. S. iii 448.
Ane vthire suld be borne syne … to restore thane The liff that men had tynt 1456 Hay II 129/17.
Quhat ever a man les of his blude or of his nature or of his laxatives, the vertuous sesone … restoris naturaly all agayne Ib. 144/15.
For syk governaunce restoris agayn that thou has tynt in sueting a1500 Seven S. 1205.
And sa his heile he couth restore Als hele as euer he was before 1490 Irland Mir. I 66/1.
The naturale heit consumys the humedite naturale & radicale, that is restorit be mete, drink and nurising 1513 Doug. i v 46.
Restoris thou ws on sik wys our kynryke? Ib. v vi 96. 1560 Rolland Seven S. 1292.
I ȝow desire ȝe wald caus to restoir My greit honour 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 287.
Lord … restore pace againe to this commonewealth c1590 Fowler I 216/8.
My lyflyie bloode sal thé restore thy hewe 1623 Perth Kirk S. MS 14 May.
Askit gif scho hed onye skeill to restoir milk to kye that hed gone ȝeld, scho anserit scho hed none(4) a1400 Leg. S. iii 429.
To that thinge, That thinge [sc. the soul] restoryt is but wene, That uterly periste has bene c1575 Balfour Pract. 438.
Gif ony of the parties happinis to poind ony gudis beand upon the saidis debaitabill landis, the samin aucht to be restorit to the ground, quhill it be declarit be perambulatioun(5) 1676 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 229.
And promissed faithfullie to restoir bak the saids goods(6) absol. 1456 Hay II 31/16.
To tak … possessiouns and hald it as heretage till him, nocht gevand or restorand agayn

2. To make good (loss suffered, damage done, etc.); to make compensation for; to make amends for.Const. to a person or indirect object, also without const.(1) 14.. Acts I 33/2.
Gif the fleschewar graythis ivil flesche, he sal restor hym the scathis that aw the bestys 1596 Dalr. I 123/9.
His maister receiueng the slane beist, sal restore the skaith to his nychtbour — 1456 Hay I 166/25.
The said knycht … makis him questioun askand him to restore and reform the wrang that he haldis him a1500 Bk. Chess 1432.
He aw … The scaith thairof be ressoun to restor 1549 Compl. 184/36.
Bot gyf the Kyng of Ingland vald restoir ande reforme the domage & violens that ȝe haue indurit c1575 Balfour Pract. 618.
Gif … the merchandice incurris skaith thairthrow, he is bund and oblist to restoir the damnage, gif he has quhairwith 1622-6 Bisset II 246/23.
Gif … it [sc. the anchor] do theme dammaige, the uthir moist restoir it(2) 1490 Irland Mir. I 90/21.
Alsua he may nocht restore nore mak satisfaccioune for the cryme … agane the godheid Ib. 129/12.
Alsua throw this annunciacioune was agane edefiit and restorit the ruyne of angellis 1567 G. Ball. 80.
As it is dew, His gudnes that restorit the lose

b. With the thing lost as object: To pay compensation for. 1456 Hay I 135/5.
Quhethir harnes lent, and tynt in weris, suld be restorit, and recompensit agayne to the lennaris of it

3. To give or pay (something) by way of compensation. 1473 Acta Aud. 24/2.
Johne to restore again to him samekle as the excrescens cummys to togider with x s. 1479 Acta Conc. I 28/2.
John … sall restor to … Robert xiiij boll of mele for the skath of the lying of his land wast 1490 Irland Mir. I 91/17.
The man that dishonorit God, is oblist to restore to him sa mekile as his honoure is wourthe 1494 Acta Conc. I 323/2.
That Michell M^cAdam sall restore content & pay to Schir Johne … for a kow with calf xx s. [etc.] … quhilkis gudis wer … takin fra the said Schir Johne

4. To compensate (a person) for loss or damage.Also, once, const. of the things lost. 1456 Hay I 164/25.
I … aw to restore him, and mak his scathis hale, and mak him grete amendis 1478 Acta Conc. I 14/2.
To devis how the said Peter salbe restorit according to justice 1494 Ib. 362/1.
The schirref … to mak the said Katrine be restorit 1498 Ib. II 265.
Thai being grantit be the parti restorit — 1492 Acta Conc. I 252/1.
To mak the said Johne be restorit of hous & gudis again takin be wertu of the said lettrez

5. a. To bring back (a person, or a bodily organ, function, etc.) to health or fullness; to bring back to life. Also, absol., to restore (a person's) life.(1) a1400 Leg. S. Prol. 118.
Thai that tynt had wittis fyffe, Thai restoryt thame allswa c1420 Ratis R. 1681.
And falȝeis al perfeccioune Of wyt and strenth of hyd & hew Tha neuir may be restoryt new a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 331 (Asl.).
Men [that] … apparit has thair blude, Throw meit and drinke restoris thare nature 1605 Crim. Trials II 479.
Ane of the said barnes eyne that was of befoir tynt … was restoirit to hir(2) a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 1162.
I him tuke as man mortall to de, And inmortall he sall restorit be(3) absol. a1585 Maitl. Q. 249/22.
And now the hand that wounded me so soir Sall end the lyfe or ellis againe restoir

b. To bring (a person, etc.) to a state of grace, to redeem. 1528 Lynd. Dreme 1108.
Vicious lyfe makis oft ane euyll endyng Without it be throw speciall grace restord 1567 G. Ball. 17.
We suld to God giue pryse and gloir, That sched his blude vs to restoir a1568 Bann. MS I p. 15/28.
With His croce He did agane restoir The faderis auld in lymbo that wes forloir(b) 1665–7 Lauder Jrnl. 94.
Christ suffered, restauring the world at that same season wheirin it fell

c. To reinstate (a person) in a former office, position of trust, etc. Also fig. 1540 Lynd. Sat. 1465 (B).
Thocht I be now opprest I trest to be restord Ib. 1469.
I trest … That we salbe richt honorablie restord 1542 Acts II 416/1.
Ilkane of thaim to be restorit … as thai … war befor the geving of the said laude and dome of parliament 1597 St. A. Kirk S. 826.
To interseid to his majestie to grant licens to … thair pastour to be restorit 1598 James VI Basil. Doron 112/8.
Bring not hame nor restore not sicc as ye finde standing banished or forfalted be mefig. 1637 Rutherford Lett. (1894) 179.
O that … Christ were restored to be a freeholder and a landed heritor in Scotland

d. To renew (a person's spirits), to relieve (from sorrow, etc.). a1568 Bann. MS 244a/5.
Gif cairfull thoftis restoir My havy hairt frome sorrow c1600 Montg. Suppl. ix 47.
Latt wit and wisdome ȝou restoir

6. To renew, re-establish; to bring back into use, or existence, again. c1450-2 Howlat 658 (A).
The stern empriouris style thus staitly restord is 1567 G. Ball. 207.
Hypocrisie restorit, With messis sung and bellis rung 1567 Anderson Collect. Mary I 143.
And finalie, to restoir and estableis justice universallie in this troublit commoun-weill

7. To return (something) to a previous, and better, condition; to repair, reconstruct, revive.(1) 1490 Irland Mir. I 120/29.
Thi … wisdome infynit has ordand mankind to restor this hevinly place 1501 Treas. Acc. II 101.
Ane man to pas … to Toyar to caus ane schip to be restorit thare 1513 Doug. iv vi 123.
The cite of Troy than first agane suld I Restore 1555 Coll. Aberd. & B. 383.
To … restore and reform the said carne and restore and input the stanis therof in the auld naturall lairis on the samen maner as thay wer ofbefor(2) 1567 Sat. P. iii 111.
Restoir againe ȝour foule polluted fame 1570 Sat. P. xiv 33.
My stait maist hie for to restorde [= restore it] He futtit euer mair the feild 1589 in Paterson Ayr & Wigton III 405.
His ancient housse (oft perilled) he restored(b) a1538 Abell 15b.
He restaurit the tempill and the cete

8. To put (a litigant) back in the situation prevailing before (against) a legal act in consequence of which he has suffered lesion. Also without const. Only passive.Also, in this sense, in Bell Dict. Law Scotl., s.v. Minor. c1575 Balfour Pract. 179.
And the saidis minoris or … thair airis … aucht and sould be restorit in integrum aganis the samin [things done to his lesion], gif lauchfull revocatioun thairof be maid and restitutioun askit within term of law 1587 Glasgow Chart. I ii 195.
Albeit thai haif bene … or salbe now … fullelie restoirit aganis the saidis sentences and processis a1633 Hope Major Pract. II 146.
The laird aucht not to be restort aganis the decreit given against him 1681 Stair Inst. i vi § 44.
Minors are restored against deeds done by them in their minority to their enorm lesion. … Neither is a minor restored against lesion which falls not by levity but by accident 1754 Erskine Inst. I i vii i § 36.
The minor cannot be restored against necessary payments … unless the lesion may be justly imputed to him who made the payment — 1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. ii xxiv 6 (1678) 520.
A minor cannot be restored except he shew that he was circumveened or lees'd by his confession

9. To bring, or put, back (a person, also a thing) (un)to, in a state or condition previously, or normally, enjoyed.For further instances, see Repon(e v. 1.(1) a1400 Leg. S. x 118.
He restoyrit [them] ferlyfully Til thare estate ful happely c1400 Troy-bk. i 451.
[Old men] Scho couth restore agane … To the suete joye of thar ȝouththed c1475 Wall. xi 1126.
I … besek God … Thé to restor in haist to rychtwysnace 1490 Irland Mir. I 88/34.
Restorand the man to the stat of grace Id. Asl. MS 13/22.
It restoris the werkis that was … tynt be syn to thair waloure 1533 Boece 218.
He was restorit to hele with all vtheris … that had bene woundit 1533 Gau 46/27.
Restoir me sune agane to my corporal liff 1535 Stewart 27195.
And Christis Kirk agane for to restoir To the same forme that it wes of befoir 1543 Douglas Corr. 152.
Quhilk ȝe doing sal restoir ȝou to the luf … of the … gret men of the realme a1568 Sempill Sat. P. xlvii 88.
We sall restoir thame to thair stok agane 1572 Buch. Detect. (1727) 124.
Scho hes restoirit hir hous unto honour 1622 Crim. Trials III 511.
[She] be vttering of dyuerse woirdis … restoirit hir to hir helth(2) c1420 Wynt. v 2839.
And haly kyrk thow sall restore In bettyre state 14.. Acts I 30/2.
Quhasa has lent his kyll til ony man and it brynnis he that it to was lent is haldyn to restore it in sic ply as he it borowyt 1456 Hay I 111/17.
The quhilk King of France … restorit the pape agayn in his fredome a1538 Abell 41b.
The kinrik … he restorit it in perfectioun

b. To restore (a person) (to (tyll, in) former rank, office, possessions, etc.).(1) c1420 Wynt. v 4774.
The Pape Wald noucht restore a fals byschape, That wes condampnyd for heresy, Till hys state agane 1473 Acta Aud. 29/1.
Oure souuerain lord in continent to restore him to the samyn [lands] 1511 Reg. Privy S. I 355/1.
The king restoris him agane to the administratioun, cure and reule of all his landis a1538 Abell 124b.
& his lady is restorit to hir awn 1570 Leslie 58.
He sould be restorit agane to his awin leiffing a1578 Pitsc. I 195/7.
[They] desyreit of him to haue sum of thair freindis restoirrit to thair landis quha was forfaltit befoir be him c1650 Spalding II 6.
He wes agane restoirit to his awin paroche churche(2) c1475 Wall. viii 1588.
Wallace … restoryt him agayn In his castell and all that heretage(3) 1499–1500 Acta Conc. 388.
Til here and see the saide David restorit in integrum as he was in his nonaige

c. To put, bring or take (a person or thing) back ((in)to a place). c1420 Wynt. vii 2322.
The mwnkys qwhille he suld restore Agayne frely to thare abbay c1450-2 Howlat 532 (A).
Thai maid it [sc. the heart] hame be restord In to Scotland c1552 Lynd. Mon. 3824.
Cyrus … Wes mouit … for tyll restore The Jowis quhare that thay were afore — 1596 Dalr. I 199/20.
That the hard seruitude of the Pechtes was occasione to restore the Scottis

10. To restore (a person or corporation) to (a material or non-material thing), to put back in possession of. 1606 Birnie Kirk-b. vii.
If the world will haue by it the graue restored to her victory, God … will restore death to his sting 1638 Rec. Kirk Scotl. 141.
I would … venture my life in furthering the Church to be restoired to her registers

11. intr. To recover, revive. 1494 Loutfut MS 24a.
Scho strikis hir self in the brest with hir neb & garris the blud scaill apon hir birdis quharthrow thai restore [Lindsay MS restoir] & turnys to lif agane