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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Manifest, a.² and p.p. Also: manyfest, manifeist, manefast, menifest. [(1) Predic. use of Manifesta.¹ and adv.; (2) p.p. of Manifest v.] 1. Made evident, clearly revealed; clear, plain, obvious, patent, unmistakable.To mak manifest, to make plain, to reveal or declare plainly or unmistakably.(1) 1385 3rd Rep. Hist. MSS. 410/2.
The curt … assignet thareto Tewisday the xxi day of Auryll next for to caus his dome … to be giffyn … and that he made manyfest in playne curt c1450-2 Howlat 255.
It neidis nocht to renewe all myn vnhele Sen it was menit to ȝour mynd and maid manifest 1492 Myll Spect. 290/3.
Quhais deidis makis manifest the gudnes of wedowis 1529 Douglas Corr. 139.
As forthir the said latour can mair largely mak manifest unto ȝour grace c1552 Lynd. Mon. 3798.
As storyis makis manifest 1560 Rolland Seven S. 41. 1571 Sat. P. xxv. 116.
Bot one thing I make manifest [etc.] 1573 Grant Chart. 152.
Valter … mackis manifest … that [etc.] 1611-57 Mure Psalmes cxlv. 6.(2) a1500 Henr. Fab. 1642 (Bann.).
So is oure saule with phantesye opprest To knaw the thingis in nature manifest Ib. 2773.
God grant that wrangus men of fals intent Be manifest [v.rr. manifestit] and pvneist as effeiris 1490 Irland Mir. I. 16/14.
The sentens of a conclusioune js schawin and manifest jn the probacioune of jt Ib. 116/27.
Thi haly name … salbe throu him manifest 1513 Doug. iii. vi. 39.
Sen traist is manifest That throu deip seys thi wayage is addrest Ib. i. vi. 88. 1526 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 82.
This dispyt … beand manifest and knawin to the alderman 1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 788.
Thare myracklis thay wer so manifest 1549 Compl. 132/4. a1570-86 Arbuthnot Maitl. F. xxix. 110.
This warld hes maid the proverb manifest, Quha is ane scheip the woulf will soune him hent 1562-3 Winȝet II. 82/3.
For it is manifest that the munkis … war munkis in dede 1572 Buch. Detect (1727) 37.
For all thingis ar sa cleir, sa manifest [etc.] 1581 Burne Disput. 131.
As is manifest … of the louabil memorie of thair names 1590 Warrender P. (S.T.S.) II. 135.
Be these … indices it is manifest this warre … is intended against all the sincere professouris 1597 Misc. Spald. C. I. 105.
The dittay off Helen Fraser, a parte quherof is evident and manifeist, ane vther parte lycklie and probable 1599 Montgomery Mem. 242.
As of befoir is notourlie manifest in our … antient writtis 1599 Rollock Wks. I. 411.(3) 1513 Doug. x. Prol. 169.
Manifest to thé and patent bene all thyngis c1552 Lynd. Mon. 511.
In this warld thow gettis na rest, I mak it to thé manifest Ib. 2677.
Quhy mak ye nocht the scripture manifest To pure pepill twyching idolatrye? 1561 Peebles B. Rec. I. 274.
That na strangearis be ressauit … bot that the samin be maid manifest to the baillies a1578 Pitsc. I. 22/16.
Seine this wickednes and euill is equallie manefast to ws baith Ib. 135/5.
I beleif the matter salbe manifest to ws 1583 Sempill Sat. P. xlv. 194.

2. ? Open to occupation, free of access. c1475 Wall. xi. 741.
Throu Scotland than was manifest in playn