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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Offering, vbl. n. Also: offerr-, offr-, ofr- and -yng. [ME. and e.m.E. offring, offeryng (14th c.), -ing, OE. offrung.]

1. (An) offering or oblation. = Offerand n. 1 and 2.(1) a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 303.
The roy … socht to the ciete of Criste With mekil honour in erd he maid his offering 1513 Doug. vi. xiv. 4.
Mony a syng Of sacrifyce and ritis of offeryng 1521 Old Dundee II. 23.
The bred sall gang to procure offerings to Sanct Thomas 1551 Hamilton Cat. 24.
I preferre the trew knawlege of God abone all brount offeringis 1561 Q. Kennedy Compendious Ressonyng (ed.) 156/27.
And as for the meit offering I will nocht accept it a1578 Pitsc. I. 312/3.
In His name he maid this oblatioun and offring 1581-1623 James VI Poems II. 26/10.
Bloode ofringis(2) a1578 Pitsc. I. 348/19.
Thow sayis it is nocht lesum to kirkmen to tak their teindis, offringis and croce presentis(3) proverbs. a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 1032.
Lang standing and little offring maks a pure preist Ib. No. 1486.
They will ken be a halfpennie gif a preist will tak offering(4) a1500 Colk. Sow iii. 86.
Susan … Tuk in disdane this gift … And said, gossap, beir hame ȝour pure offring

b. In Aberdeen: = Offerand n. 4. 1505–6 Mill Mediæv. Plays 120.
Ande thai sale in ordire to the offering in the play pas tua & ij 1510–11 Ib. 121.

c. Attrib. in offering stok: cf. Offerand n. 2 c. — a1570-86 Balnaves Maitl. F. cxxix. 62.
I counsale thé Vse not that offering stok

2. Offering, tendering, proposing, in various senses of Offer v. 1483 Acta Aud. 122*/1.
Anent the offering and payment of blac mone 1545–6 (c 1580) Edinb. B. Rec. II. 121.
For vpstrikin of his geir and offerring thairof to sell in the said towne 1581 Burne Disput. 45.
Quhy ar ȝe sa ingrait vnto Christ that ȝe vil not represent his death in offering of this sacrifice commemoratiue 1596 Acts IV. 105/1.
With attestatioun and offering of oure aufauld … seruice to your maiestie 1621 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 194.
Thay constantly deny the committing or offering of any wrang 1622-6 Bisset II. 59/12.
Provyding that the offerring to impreif the executioun stope nocht the proceding in the principall cause