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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quite-out, Quyt(e)-, Quit-out, v. Also: qwyt-. P.p. quite-owt; quyt(e)-out(e, -owite, qwyt-owt; quiet-owt; quit-out, qwit-out; queit-, qwet-, quhat-out. [Quite v. 2 d, 4, 7 and 8; Out adv.]Like Outquite and Quite v. 8 a, not found in the p.t.

To recover (lands, goods, etc.) from mortgage, attachment or arrestment for debt, or from pawn, by repayment; to redeem.See also Quiting vbl. n. b.pres. (a) 1428 (1449) Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 271.
And gywe it happynis me to qwyt out the lands of Vestir Bedfothaile I … sal deliuer to thaim … thai payande to me [etc.] 1481 Instr. H. Scheves MS.
The saidis landis of Arngorsk to qwytout and redeme again fra the forsaide Jhone Lumisden and the forsaid sum … to the said Jhone … to pay 1505 Treas. Acc. III 171.
To Edmund Afflekis man to quyt out his maisteris suord 1507 Ib. 408. 1538 Fam. Innes 101.
Quyte out 1562 Crim. Trials I i 342.
Quytout 1622-6 Bisset I 252/12.
Quyte out(b) 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. (Latin) i 75b.
Acquietet [marg. Quite out](c) 1482–3 Acta Conc. II cxxv.
And gif it plesis the said James to redeme and quit out the said landis 1497 Treas. Acc. I 345.
To quit out the Duke of Ȝorkis broune hors … that lay in wed 1502 Ib. II 143. 1506 Ib. III 354, etc.p.p. (a) 1449 Acts II 35/2.
Bot quha sa … takis landis in wedsett & syne for male lang tym eftir the lande be quyte oute 1456 Misc. Bann. C. III 98.
The … profitts of the said landis to remain to the use of my … douchtiris barnys ay and quhil thay be quyt out be thame … that layd thaim to me 1457 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 136.
Qvyt out 1502 Acta Conc. MS XII 81b.
The landis abone expremyt war redemyt lowsit & qwyt owt & made fre til the sade Jhone 1504 Perth Guildry 468 (29 May).
Ay & quhill he haue lousit rademyt & quytoute the samyne 1565 Boyd Fam. P. No. 50 (17 Feb.).
As lauchfully redemit lowsit and quytowite fra me(b) 1586 Prot. Bk. A. Lawson MS 139.
Quite owt(c) 1496 Reg. Cupar A. I 251.
Quietowt(d) 1480 Acta Conc. I 71/1.
Quit out 1483 Acta Aud. *130/2.
Qwitout 1488 Acta Conc. I 96/1.
For the redemyng & out qwytting of the landis … redemit & qwitout be Dauid Ogilby … fra the said James quhilk he haid in wedset 1491 Ib. 216/1. 1549 Crim. Trials I i 342.
Quitout 1555 Coll. Rebus Alban. 139. 1588 Douglas Bequest 19 May.(e) 1554 Boyd Fam. P. No. 41 (14 Aug.).
Queit out(f) 1488 Acta Conc. I 90/2.
He haid redemit the said twaparte and qwet out the sammyn fra [etc.] Ib. 96/1.(g) 1589 Burntisland B. Ct. 4 July.
The saidis landis … to be laufullie redemit and quhatout and the infeftment maid and grantit to me