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Iren, Irin -yn, n. and a. Also: irene, irine, yrin, -yn, -ing, iyren, -yn. [ME. yrin, -en, irin, -en, OE. íren n. and adj., beside ísern, ísen. Cf. Irne and Iron(e.] a. Iron. b. An iron instrument or appliance. c. pl. Iron fetters. d. adj. and attrib. Composed or made of iron; hard as iron.a. 14.. Acts I. 305/2.
Of a hundreth iryn twa peniis 1456 Hay I. 289/31.
Ane othir croune of iryn 1519 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II. 176.
Ane quhitstane chenȝeit with irin 1529 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 122.
That thair be ane mesour of irine made 1530 Lindores Chart. 33.
Fower galds of yryn for the hyngars of the bedds 1549–50 Ayr B. Ct. Bk. 20 Jan.
He ordanit the said Robert to ware his money in iryn 1580 Skeyne Well A 3.
This watter, quhairof the taist is sumquhat vnplesand, as gif it wer brint with irin 1581 Rep. Mar & Kellie MSS. 35.
Ane bokett gird with iryneb. 1560 Rolland Seven S. 5697.
Thair is into this twn Ane hundreth hoillis with irins out throw run 1563 Digest Justiciary Proc. E. 17.
His chalmer being seirchit thair wes dyuers of his iyrens … withe the fals testanes 1574-5 Haddington Treas. Acc. 15.
For tua fute spaddis with thair yringis 1603 Moysie Mem. 3.
The irenis of the counyiehous was desyritc. 1533 Boece ii. xi. 79.
To the confederatis he send in irenys vthir persouns Ib. iv. xvii. 157.
Romanis … put Trebellius in irenis 1626 Edinb. B. Rec. VII. 14.
The said William to … lye in the yrins till they be farder advisedd. 1456 Hay II. 49/16.
That iryn bitt 1582 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 126.
Ane ke with ane irin boit 1549 Compl. 114/27.
He gart bynd ther handis in iryn chenȝeis 1587-99 Hume vii. 92.
And sine [they] were cast … , Sum on a schald, sum on ane yrin cost 1580 Dickson & Edmond Ann. Sc. Printing 330.
Ane irene hammer 1614 Melrose P. 151.
Our vther dayis playing had discouerit the yrine yett