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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Omit, Omyt, v. Also: omitt(e, -ytt(e, ommitt. [e.m.E. omit(te (15–16th c.), omet(t, omyt(t, L. omittere.]

1. tr. To fail or neglect to perform, to leave undone. 1533 Boece v. viii. 177.
He gaif his studye to hunting … providing that na thing concernyng sic gammyn vsit be antecessouris suld be omittit Ib. viii. vii. 263 b.
Galane … omyttit na thing quhilk mycht rais the hartis of his army 1568 Buch. Indict. 33. 1584 Acts III. 325/1.
The said colonell … hes … omittit na devoris to the advancement of the said caus 1586-7 Rait & Cameron King James's Secret 137. c1590 Fowler II. 113/12.
For a prence that wald mantiene … the reputatioun of a liberal, he must necessarlye studie not to omitt any … sumptuousnes 1607 Highland P. III. 98.
No goode meanis salbe omittit w[hi]lkis may intrap him 1615 Ib. 192.
This man not mak me forȝiett nor omitt my deutie

b. To fail, forbear or neglect to do something.Also passive. 1543 Corr. M. Lorraine 10.
[I] shall omytte for this tyme to trouble your grace with any lenger letre 1558-66 Knox I. 77. 1587 Acts III. 462/1.
Incais the saidis landislordis … omittis to tak sufficient cautioun [etc.] 1598 James VI Basil. Doron I. 99/4.
Omitt not to use all laufull means 1699 Misc. 3 Spald. C. II. 101.
If the landlord ommitt to seek the said cautionpassive. 1607 Glasgow Burgesses 35.
That he was young and was omitit be his friends to be buikit

2. To leave off, give up, abandon. 1531 Bell. Boece I. 52.
Utheris war sa indurat in thair awn errouris that thay couth nocht omit [M. omytt] thair auld superstitionis 1584 Acts III. 370/2.
Gif at ony tyme [he] leif or omit his wark

3. To omit, fail to include; to leave out of or furth of a list or the like.(1) a1586 Maitland Ho. Seytoun xiii.
Gif I omit ony thing 1568 Lyndesay Pref. 401.
Dauid Lyndesay; to quhome we will returne, omittand the special abusis of the clergie … to be socht out of his awin warkis 1570 Knox in Bann. Memor. 99.
Mony thingis I knowe I haue omittit 1598 James VI Basil. Doron I. 35/3.
As to the apochrife bookes I omitte thame 1600 Colville Palinode 31. a1633 Hope Major Pract. II. 147.
Ommittit(2) 1597 Paisley B. Rec. 199.
Gif the guids and geir … ar … gevin up, and nathing omittit furtht of the samin 1618 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II. .
Glaswarkis … quhilk wes … omittit out of the compt

4. To forfeit. 1622 Perth Kirk S. MS. 30 May.
Quhilk of theme neglect onye dew tyme … sall omitt and tyne toties quoties xl d. of thair oulkis dewtie and waigeis 1690 Musselburgh 33.
Walter Ramsay … to have tint and omitted his burgeship