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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Byrun, p.p. and ppl. a. Also: birun, -rwn; byrune, -rvn(e, -runn(e, -rwn, -rwyn, -rown, -rovn(e, -roun(e, -rone; byerun, -rovn. [By adv. 2 b. Cf. Byrunnyn.]

1. Of time: Past, expired. a. In predicative use. 1473 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 27.
He sall not take ane wther prenteis quhill the wther prenteis termis be by-run 1482 Ib. 41.
To be payit … alway as the space of fourtie days beis byrun 1531 Bell. Boece I. 241.
The day byrunne, all Scottis war exilit 1533 Boece vi. xv. 217.
Eftir the day to the proscripcioun appoyntit was birvn Ib. ix. iv. 295.
Nocht mony ȝeris ar birwn sen Britouns … be ȝow war ouresett 1532 Stirlings of Keir 347.
Quhil the said nyntene ȝeris be fullely … completit and byrwyn

b. Following a noun denoting time or payment. 1470 Liber Aberbr. 162.
Al anwal rentis of yeris and termis birun 1490 Lanark B. Rec. 6.
The court … fand the grund … strenyeable for the said anwell by run 1578 Mun. Univ. Glasg. I. 120.
The hail fermis and dewtyes of the saidis yairdis and tenement byroun 1581 Ib. 137.
All yeris byrwn

2. In attrib. use, of payments: Pertaining to, due for, past time. 1508 Reg. Privy S. I. 261/2.
Movable gudis … strenȝeable for the said byrun males 1516 Misc. Spald. C. V. 396.
For the byrown mailis, … the partyis sal be as dempt men one Alhallowewin 1531 Reg. Privy S. II. 93/1.
The landis … , togiddir with the birun malis, proffittis and dewiteis tharof 1546 Reg. Cupar A. II. 228.
Componit with Johan Mwre for his by rwn cane fowlis 1552 Treas. Acc. X. 130.
In compleit payment of all by runn wages awand to hym 1556 Stirling B. Rec. I. 69.
Reservand to the said Sir James … the by run proffittis for the dayis of his lyf 1570 Reg. Morton I. 54.
We will talk ordour … for the byrun expenssis c 1575 Waus Corr. I. 104.
The byerovn duetie thairof Ib.
Ane decreit aganis me … tueching certane byrovn teyndis 1576 Prot. Bk. J. Scott 34 b.
For byrvne siluer auchten to the said college 1579 Edinb. Test. VII. 176.
The byroun annuell of Leith wynd heid quhilk extendis to xix merkis 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Arreragium.
The by-run annuel, mails, fermes, profites, or dewties of onie tenement 1606 Crim. Trials III. 366.
Efter I had … compleitlie payit all byrun maillis addebtit by me to ȝour Ma[jes]teis Comptroller 1626 Urie Baron Ct. 61.
The tennentis … being calit for payment of byrun dewties 1659 Forbes Baron Ct. 224.
To pay … thair haill resting byrune dewteis … conforme to thair futeit comptis 1692 Misc. Burgh Rec. Soc. 139.
For byrunn cesses occationed by the insuperable poverty of the place