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Out-our, prep. and adv. Also: owt(e)- and -oure, -owre; owttour. [Out adv.; Our prep.: cf. Out-over. Cf. also Atour and In oure. Only Sc.]

A. prep. 1. Expressing motion outwards and over: Over the top of, over to the other side of, across, over.To ger (goods) lepe out our one's hand, to cause them to pass through one's hand or into one's possession.(1) 1375 Barb. x. 626.
Out-our thair hedis flaw the stane Ib. xvii. 676. 1456 Hay I. 41/33.
Quhasa ever past out our the wallis of Rome be ony subtiltee, and nocht be the portis, he suld dee 1513 Doug. iv. Prol. 84.
Atanys Out our [Bann. owttour] the wall scho lap, and brak hir banys Ib. x. x. 115.
As thou skyppys Owtour [Ruddim. out ouer] the quhelys of thy cart a1540 Freiris Berw. 531 (B).
He fell owttour the sek Ib. 557 (B).
Ȝe haif him strikin quyt owttour the stair(2) 1375 Barb. xiii. 340 (E).
And Bannokburne … swa stekyt wais That … Men mycht pas dry owt our [C. atour] it then Ib. xix. 675 (E).
And with his teth he gan it draw Out our [H. out ouer] the fyr Ib. iii. 430, viii. 393. c1400 Troy-bk. i. 360.
The cause quharfor that he come thar Fra ferre out oure the fludys bare ?1438 Alex. ii. 7292.
I will fare Out-our Pharon c1420 Wynt. ix. 77.
The Inglis men … Be nycht owt oure [W. attour] the Marchis rade And catelle … Off schyr Jhon … tuk thai Ib. 856.
Thai saw thare fais … Owte oure [W. attour] a bra downe awaland a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 901.
He lansit out our ane land a1500 K. Hart 692.
I can nocht ryde out our this water woude 1513 Doug. vi. vi. 65.
Owtour [Sm. attour] Ib. ix. vii. 144.
The blude bruschand outour his body fair Ib. xii. v. 106.
Throu the deip sey outour the fludis gray Ib. vi. 60.(3) a1540 Freiris Berw. 508 (B).
And pull thy cowll doun owttour thy face(4) 1375 Barb. xviii. 502 (E).
Thai delt amang thaim … The King off Inglandis ger … All gert thai lep out our thar hand

2. a. Expressing position above and resting on. 1513 Doug. v. iii. 65.
With armys reddy outour [Ruddim. atoure] thar aris fald Ib. x. xiv. 12.
And he … Stude lenand with hys wery nek and bonys Owt our a bowand tre

b. Throughout, all over. a1605 Montg. Flyt. 571 (T).
All bleknit full of blainis Out our the nek

3. In non-material applications: Above, to a greater extent than, beyond.(1) 1375 Barb. ix. 489.
Tharfor had he Outour [E. owt ouir] his peris renowne Ib. xvii. 920 (E); etc. 1513 Doug. v. i. 55.
Derrest outour the lave(2) 1375 Barb. x. 157 (E).
Thai trawalyt men out our mesure Ib. 454.

B. adv. 4. a. Across in an outwards direction. b. Across and projecting outwards.a. 1375 Barb. xv. 290 (E).
How the gud king had thar Gert his schippis with saillis ga Owt our betuix Tarbart twa 1591 Crim. Trials I. ii. 245.
In his hienes way, quhair his Maiestie wald gang inowre or outowreb. 1566-70 Buch. Comm. on Virgil Georgics iii. 145.
Procubet, lye out our