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Furnis, -nes, -neis, v. Also: fornys, fournis, -nisch(e; furnise, -nyse, -nice; furnisch(e, -niche, -neische, -neish, -nesche, -nesh. [ME. fornysshe, fournisshe, furnysshe, -nisshe (c 1477), OF. for-, four-, furniss-, stem of furnir, etc.]

1. tr. To provide or supply (something required or useful).(a) 1456 Hay I. 269/16.
Quhethir gif thai aw to cum agayn apon the morne to fornys the remaynand of the bataill 1531 Bell. Boece II. 458.
Thair vittallis [being] fornest and wagis payit for ane yeir(b) 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 304.
Giffin … to furnys Margret Drummondis costis in Linlithquho 1501 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 89.
He sall furnys ilk fute of the astler … for ij d. the fute 1516 Reg. Privy S. I. 435/2.
The said Thomas furnisand for him ane able man to serff the king in his weris 1554 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 205.
That all personis inhabitaris of clossis furnis bowettis and lanternis thair nycht about 1562-3 Winȝet II. 6/4.
I may nocht furnise to this … werk euery kynd of necessar waippin(c) 1530 M. Works Acc. I. 27 b.
To thair wagis this wolk … furnessand lwmys and skaffalting 1540–1 Treas. Acc. VII. 435.
ix elnis claytht furnesit to complete the emmettis [= amites] 1581 Ib. MS. 71² b.
To … [the] keipare of his hienes cachpell, for ballis furnessit to his maiestie in playing at the samin 1591 Exch. R. XXII. 129.
To Thomas Lindsay in Leith, for aitcaikis furneist to the kingis grace, … , 4 chalderis beir of Fyiff 1618 M. Works Acc. XV. ii. 20 b.
To the baxtere man that furnesit bran to the hors to drink(d) 1548 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 134.
The baxters of this burgh consentit to furneis vj m. breid in the day to the camp 1558 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 309.
Ilk man … to furneis vageris extranearis to the nummer of ane hundreytht men 1586 Conv. Burghs I. 208.
To furneis the expenssis of ane embassadour to be sent … to … Denmark 1594–5 Misc. Spald. C. V. 61.
For tuentie stane weycht of pulder furneist be him to the toun to the douncasting of Strathbogie and Slanis 1615 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 321.
Tymber to be centries, develing, irne, lead, and ane wyndes to be furneist be the toune 1640 Kirkcudbr. Min. Bk. 142.
The Committie … ordaines the said paroche … to furneis ane uther [man] in his place Ib. 162.
The pryces of what they shall furneis(e) 1524 Douglas Corr. 92.
That I may haif help … with monye to furnesche twa hundretht men 1604 Shetland Sheriff Ct. 121 b.
That men be furneschit to serwe this [ferry] boit be croce 1622 M. Works Acc. XVI. 6.
Claitt pines furneished … to the work c1650 Spalding II. 356.
Both the tounes send out and furneshit baggage horssis to follow them

b. With furth or out. To complete. 1506 Treas. Acc. III. 48.
For xij othir buge skinnis to furnis furth the lynyng [of a gown] 1590 Ib. MS. 198.
Quhyte Spanes taffetie to furneis out the rest of the lynning

2. To provide, supply, or equip with (also in or of) something.(a) 1511 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 70.
That all personis … furnys and graitht the stairis of the forgait with arres werk 1534 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 66.
That the said schip be weill furnist with ankers and cabills 1551 Ib. 158.
To haue thair stabillis … furnist with haik and maynger 1570 Sat. P. xxii. 34.
With warldly wit weill furnissit at will 1596 Dalr. I. 301/6.
That Scotland had furnist Ingland in all necessaries to the weiris(b) 1559–60 Cart S. Nich. Aberd. II. 374.
Ane chesabill, witht two tynnakillis haill fournist with reid weluet(c) 1540 Acta Conc. MS. XIII. 119.
Ane standand bed … furnest with fedder bed, … boister [etc.] 1549 Compl. 89/1.
He furnest the empriour vitht sex thousand fut men a1586 Lindesay MS. 10.
That thai … furnes thame of hay, corne [etc.] 1622-6 Bisset II. 200/19.
Merchandice wes first invented for furnessing men of necessaris be way of exchange(d) 1535 Stewart 37074.
The Danis palȝeonis … Quhilk furneist war … With gold and siluer 1572-5 Diurn. Occur. 8.
Schippis furneist with … meikill artailȝeir and victuallis 1574 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 32.
Ane lettgant bed furneist witht Flandreis werdour 1590 Burel Queen's Entry lii.
Thair gairtens wer of gold bestreik, Thair legs wer thairwith furneist eik 1658 Glasgow Weavers 22.
David Arnot … sall furneis him in meit drink and bedding in houshold with himself(e) a1578 Pitsc. I. 78/18.
Ane airmie … weill furnischit with all kynd of weweris and munitioun c1650 Spalding II. 320.
Ilk soldiour wes furneshit with tua sarkis [etc.]

b. Without following preposition.(a) 1518 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 180.
He refusis to custume thair gudis on to the tyme that his schippis be first furnist 1539 Ib. II. 93.
[To] sell the same [wyld meitt] in our said merkett … swa that our Souerane lordis liegis may be furnist 1550 Reg. Cupar A. II. 98.
Thai sal haff sufficient … stabling, with … horsis meit, to eis and furnis to the nowmer of xij hors 1596 Dalr. II. 278/31.
The Gouernour commandes to furnice the castell of Ed[inburgh] be al meines 1639 Peebles B. Rec. 375.
That the fourt man … suld repair to him … in such airmes and furnist as was appointit(b) 1533 Boece xii. xi. 473 b.
Furnessing ane carvell he tuke the se(c) 1532 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 144.
Gif thair be nocht aneocht [artillery] to furneise the tounn, to provid and by mair 1535 Stewart 282.
Bark and boit … Weill furneist wes to fair attour the flude 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 272.
To pas in Fyff with mvnitioun to furneis the Frenche campt 1596 Dalr. I. 307/27.
Malcolme … returnes to Scotland be King Edward weil furneist(d) c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 702.
At Deip … he furnischit ane gay veschaill 1596 Dalr. II. 242/9.
How sune the schip was now furniched, sayle thay lous c1650 Spalding I. 222.
That the castell of Edinbrugh is fortefeit and furneshit above anything that hath bein hard of ony tyme