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Win, Wyn, v. Also: win(n)(e, vin(e, wyn(n)e, vyn(n)(e, uinn(e, wein, weyne, wenne, won(n)(e, woon, wan, waene, wynt, wind, wynd(e. P.t. wan(n)(e, van(n)(e, win(ne, wo(u)n, wean, vynnit. P.p. won(n)yn(e, won(n)yng(e, wonnying, wonone, wonnen, wonnin, vonnyn, vonyng, winin, wynnyn(e, winning, wynnyng(e, vininge, wonyd, wan, won(n)(e, win(n)(e, wyn(n)(e, vyn, woun(g, wounne, wown, voune, woon(e, wune, wind. [ME and e.m.E. winnenn (Orm), winne(n (c1200), wynne (a1300), win(ne (both Cursor M.), wyn (1340), wyne (1517). P.t. wan (c1200), wunnen (Orm), wonnen (14th c.), wun (1576), winned (1594), etc. P.p. wonnen (Cursor M.), won (14th c.), wyn (c1400), woone (c1440), wunne (c1449), wine (1573-80), wone (1613), etc., OE winnan, MLG, MDu. winnen, ON vinna.]

I. tr.

1. To conquer, overcome, take control of (a country, ruler, etc.); to occupy (a city, etc.), to seize, take possession of (a stronghold, ship, etc.) by violent means. Also, to win off were, off (on, with) fors etc., to seize or overcome in battle, by force, etc.; to wyn in herytage, to seize or take possession of (land) with the intention that succeeding generations will inherit it. Also fig. and transf.pres. 1375 Barb. vii 539.
Giff futemen gaiff him battaile He suld be hard to wyn [C. vyn] giff he Off thar cummyng may wytteryt be ?1438 Alex. ii 6717.
Alexander, that with sa quhone Wynnis all the land vndir the mone c1420 Wynt. ii 738.
Thai mycht … Tyll thame and all thare lynyage That lordschipe [sc. Scotland] wyn in herytage c1420 Wynt. iii 1053.
This kyng bad this Symon ta That stane, and in tyll Yrland ga, And wyn that land and occupy 1456 Hay I 156/6, 9 (see 3 below). c1475 Wall. iv 439.
Happy ordinance Maid him fell syis his aduersouris to wyn c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 1265.
Gif thow winnis me in the feild, I sall my ladie to thé ȝeild a1568 Scott iii 48.
And swa but pane ȝe may lufe paramowris … Wyn anis the entres & the hous is ȝowris a1570-86 Maitl. F. 172/116.
Think that ȝe tua … Sall wone ȝour fayis euerilk ane 1570 Leslie 192.
The governour … send to the king of France for helpe to won the said castell a1578 Pitsc. I 83/13.
Because the castell of Douglas was so deficill to winp.t. 1375 Barb. i 537.
Julius Cesar als, that wan Bretane and Fraunce … Affryk [etc.] … And all Evrope halyly 1375 Barb. iii 250.
Wane 1375 Barb. v 366 (C).
Van 1375 Barb. xv 223.
This ilk Maknakill with a gyn Wan off thar schippis four or fyve c1420 Wynt. ii 755.
Alle the men thare he slewe down That was noucht tyll hys byddyng bown Off the lave he tuk homage Thus all that land in herytage He wane all hale [W. wan with forse] and maid it fre Tyll hym and hys posteryte c1420 Wynt. ii 1485.
[They] slewe thare innymys … That thare husbandys before had slayne: All thus off were thai wan the land 1460 Hay Alex. 2862.
Syne passit thai till ane land thai call Sully And wan and conquest it c1515 Asl. MS I 189/25.
The Brettanis that thai dantit and wan on fors 1531 Bell. Boece I 6.
Hiber … began to eik the boundis of his empire; and wan sindry townis fra the Spanyeartis 1570 Leslie 31.
The King … yet send againe to the king of Scotland, and winne the castells of Roxburgh and Warke 1596 Dalr. II 144/4.
He cumis to the castelis of Furde and Ettel, and mony touris and tounis, quhilkes lychtlie and with litle labour he wannp.p. 1375 Barb. ii 190.
He wyst or all the land war wonnyn He suld fynd full hard barganyng With him that wes off Ingland king 1375 Barb. vii 609 (C).
Wonnyn 1375 Barb. xvii 839 (C).
Wonnyne a1400 Leg. S. vii 752.
Quhene that Tytus Jerusalem had wonone a1400 Leg. S. vii 549.
Wonyne ?1438 Alex. ii 4.
Wonnen c1420 Wynt. viii 5018 (C).
Qwhen that the wardan … of the lande Had wan [A. wonnyng, E.², L. wynnyne] a gret part til his hande, He [etc.] c1420 Wynt. vii 258 (W).
Won 1456 Hay I 59/29.
[He] had … gevin thame bataill, and wonnyn thame and destroyit thame alluterly 1460 Hay Alex. 1835.
It suld neuir be said … That he the battall suld proffer me And I sa cowartlie my hart suld bee Him to forsaik that I haue win in feild a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 1198.
Than schir Gologras … Said to thai segis … How wourschipful Wavane had wonnin him on weir c1475 Wall. vii 1007.
Ramsay and Graym the turat ȝet has wown c1475 Wall. x 959.
Woun [1570 winin] a1500 Bk. Chess 2180.
Oft we reid of pur men … That wonnyng has the kinrik & the crovne 1513 Doug. ii ix 28.
In cace Hectour war present heir … He mycht nocht succur Troy, for it is won 1533 Boece 132a.
Slane war the cietenaris, the castell wynnyng and bet to erde c1563 Reg. Panmure I cxliv.
Albeit the rest of the castel wes vininge, ȝit the donion mycht keipe heawine watter at command 1570 Leslie 192.
The castell … wes so well furneshed with all necessares … that it culd nocht be guidlie won 1609 Garden Garden 71.
Thou [sc. James VI and I] now posseids with peace … That never could be win with war 1622-6 Bisset II 203/3.
Haifand vanquised the Ethiopianis … and wan thair principall citie called Morea 1639 Baillie I 195.
Dumbartane was a strength that no force ever had winne a1605 Birrel Diary 4.
The inch betwixt Leith and Kingorne wes voune … by the Frenchemenfig. 1513 Doug. xi Prol. 62.
Pawle witnessith, that nane sall wyn the crown, Bot he quhilk … makis hym reddy bown To stand wightly, and feght in the forfront 1637 Rutherford Lett. (1894) 323.
Christ Himself did sweat ere He wan this city, howbeit He was the freeborn heirtransf. 1580-92 James VI Lusus Reg. 14.
The … hopes … His time about to uinn the chimlay nuik

b. To regain (one's property), get back into one's possession by violent or non-violent means (fra another). 1375 Barb. ii 111.
Throw hym I trow my land to wyn Magre the Clyffurd and his kyn 1375 Barb. ix 484.
With his men he wald assay Giff he mycht recouer that land And wyn it fra Inglis-mennys hand 1428–9 Cal. Charters Suppl. 7 Feb.
The said Jonate sall help … hir eme to wyn his landis of Homylknoll

2. To win (a battle, the field, etc.) by overcoming an opponent; to overcome (the dangers of battle).(1) 1375 Barb. xi 348 title (C).
The battale of Bannokburne, strykyne & vonyng be gud kyng Robert the Bruce c1420 Wynt. v 4568.
The kyng than wan the feld in fycht c1450-2 Howlat 503 (A).
Thus feile feildis he wan 1456 Hay II 55/19.
Thus was the bataill wonnyn throu his wit and counsaile 1494 Loutfut MS 113b.
He mycht lift his fallow our the barrieris or put him furth of it ony way that beand done he wynnis his accioun be the law of armes 1513 Doug. xi Prol. 189.
To wyn the feild, and nevir preif thy mycht, That war nyce thyng! 1531 Bell. Boece I 2.
Pharo, be supple of Gathelus, wan ane maist dangerus battall agane the Moris 1544 Corr. M. Lorraine 75.
The king heir hes wyn ane feild agane the emprour in Pyemont 1622-6 Bisset II 195/26.
Eftir he had vanquised and win the battell at Larkgis(2) 1626 Garden Worthies 16.
David Earle of Huntingtoune … went … to the sacred warrs, where … [he] woun innumerable perrills with great patience, manheid [etc.]

b. To win feild or plas mar and mar, to gain ground in battle. 1375 Barb. ii 377.
Thai wan feild ay mar & mar 1375 Barb. xii 565.
Thai wan place ay mar & mar On thar fayis

c. To win (a victory, etc.). Also const. over an enemy. Also to win the gre, see Gre n.¹ 5 for examples. 1375 Barb. viii 433 (C).
In his tym … Thirten tymes vencust wes he, And victory van sevin & fifty 1460 Hay Alex. 1199.
Gif thame hapnit in feild to win the flour Lat thame allane with thair conquest honour 1533 Boece 215a.
Scottis … avancing thame pridefully as the victorie had bene clerelie wyn 1603 Philotus 1075.
I sie it cummis to cuffis the man, Ile end the play that thow began, That victorie thow neuer wan c1650 Spalding II 474.
Montross … wan this victorie with gryt gloir of armis 1665–7 Lauder Jrnl. 150.
The great victory of Lepanto, woon over the Turks

d. To win (a legal action or a point in an argument). 1531 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 114.
Jenot Loremer tuk ane act that scho vanne the caus betueix hir and hir bruder James 1562-3 Winȝet II 8/6.
Thai had win the cause, and al our pley hald an end 1600-1610 Melvill 547.
The poynt being wounne, and a new Generall Commissioun sett doune againe 1650 Moray Synod 109.
I never lost my ill cause and I never won my good cause a1651 Calderwood II 263.
‘Prove that, and wonne the plea!’ said Lethington

e. To win (a race) (fra other participants). 1610 Dunferm. B. Rec. II 75.
The said David's blak horse … wan fra thame the race 1635 Dickson Wr. 187.
If a man in a race should draw bridle and sit down, shall ever he win the race? 1662 Lamont Diary 145.
His horse did wenne the race at Cuper

3. To seize, take into one's possession (the spoils of battle) as booty. Also const. of, on or fra one's enemy.(1) 1375 Barb. iii 459.
Lawyne and all his flot … discumfyt he … And off the croice a gret party He wan throw his chewalry c1400 Troy-bk. ii 382 (C).
That Vlixes hath thrught hys wytt Frome the Troyiens than wonnen it [sc. the relic] 1456 Hay I 152/30.
How the gudis suld be departit that ar wonnyn in bataill 1460 Hay Alex. 1705.
Tholome … Recointerit him sa stoutlie … And left him neuer quhill he him put to dede And wan his hors 1513 Doug. vii iii 76.
Cart quhelis gret plente, From ennemys war wonnyn in melle 1544–5 Treas. Acc. VIII 359.
To ane smyth … for tua gret nalis and mending of the quhelis of ane of the Inglische gunnis wyn in the … feild 1560 Rolland Seven S. 20.
They war sa repleit of all riches Win into weiris be martiall besynes(2) c1420 Wynt. v 3340.
Thir thre bredyre … Amang thame-selff gret were thai mad … Bot the eldest Constantyne Wan fra hys twa bredyre syne Hale the empyre 1456 Hay I 156/6, 9.
Than is the questioun, gif the gudis or landis that ilkane [sc. city] wynnis on othir is rychtwisly wonnyn … me think it aw na may nocht be wele wonnyn, na wele, na lawfully haldyn 1456 Hay I 158/23.
Quhen were is decernit … betuix twa princis, all that a man may wyn of his inymy is wele wonnyn

b. To capture (a prisoner). Only in fig. context. c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 27/64.
Lust sayis, We wald haif entre heir; Comparisone sayis, That is for nocht; Ȝe will nocht wyn the presoneir

4. To get, acquire, obtain; seize or take (a thing); to achieve (an outcome, result); to earn (a reward). Also to win agane (back), to regain, redeem. Also const. to or indirect object. Also with various preps. or advs. Passing into sense 4 b below.(1) 1375 Barb. v 11.
The treis begouth to ma … brycht blomys … To wyn the helyng off thar hewid a1400 Leg. S. Prol. 144.
Disciplis … that … thare trawel syne can win The bliss of hewin that thai are in a1400 Leg. S. xxx 81.
To wine a1400 Leg. S. xlix 164.
His mane in hir hand scho wan, & rawe of it a gret part done c1400 Troy-bk. i 361.
The cause quharfor that he come thare … That was, the goldyn flees to wynne c1420 Wynt. i 674.
In a fyre thai wyll thaim bryn, Thynkand a bettyr lyff to wyn 1460 Hay Alex. 1206.
Worthie men and wise That of befoir haid winning los and pryse c1475 Wall. v 865.
The Scottis wan hors, becaus thair awne couth faill. In fleyng syne chesd thaim the maist awaill 1490 Irland Mir. I 136/34.
The rebald … man has wone ȝour hert c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 123/15 (M).
Wein 1524 Douglas Corr. 15.
Beliveing that there through wyn his grace's favour 1529 Lynd. Complaynt 56.
Had I solistit … My rewarde had nocht bene to craif … Bot now I may weill vnderstand, Ane dum man ȝit wan neuer land, And, in the court, men gettis na thyng Withoute inopportune askyng 1533 Gau 85/8.
Vane 1551 Hamilton Cat. 177.
He offerand him self apon the altar of the crosse … for our reconciliatioun, he conquest, he wanne, and justly deservit aboundance of grace, quhairof [etc.] 1552 Haddington B. Rec. (Robb) 6 May.
Lord George Lord Setoun sall bring the silver bell that his hors wan … to the said burgh … and present the samyn to the provest 1596 Dalr. II 287/21.
The cardinal … wan the gret ire, inuie, and hatrede of Angus 1611-57 Mure Dido & Æneas i 76.
Honour seldome is acquir'd by rest, But wonne by awfull armes in open field 1629 Boyd Last B. 444.
By hooke and by crooke hee sought for gaine. How hee wanne it hee cared not, if men perceiued not his fraude 1663 Inverness Rec. II 217.
The clerk is appoynted to drawe up ane contract betwixt the towne and Mr. James Stewart, presentlie admitted schoolmaister to this burghe, haweing winn the same by disputproverb. a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 1457.
The may that winnis ane ill renome sits lang at hame(2) 1456 Hay I 263/5.
Gif a man has despyte at his wyf, … and he wald wyn fra hir hir dowar 1496 Treas. Acc. I 277.
To Wat of Lesly, that he wan at the cach fra the king … xxiij li. viij s. 1512 Treas. Acc. IV 346.
Wyne fra the king be ane Mawnis at the gret schip, xiiij s. 1565 Reg. Privy C. I 410.
He … wan ane gray hors fra Cuthbert Cunynghame 1571 Misc. Bann. C. III 124.
I had a fitte [sc. of ague] … and therupon I wan a nycht cap fra Doctour Calduell(3) a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 1319.
Vourschipfull Wawane has wonnyn to your handis The senyory in gouernyng 1615 Highland P. III 207.
I reporte of yow to that gentleman that whilk I hoip sall wyne yow goode freindship c1616 Hume Orthog. 18.
The doctour had mikle a doe to win me room for a syllogisme(4) 1375 Barb. i 351.
And thocht that he wald hame agayne To luk gyff he … Mycht wyn agayn his heritage a1400 Leg. S. v 285.
Thai twa vane agane but bad Al the vertu, that thai fyrst had c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 203/77.
Sumtyme ressoun may ȝow bind, For to win back to ȝow guid name a1538 Abell 2b.
He gaif ws exemple of pennance to weyne paradis agane becaus we tynt it throw him 1581-1623 James VI Poems I 108/43.
Mot thou win home thy crowne againe, The which was reft away(5) 1623–4 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 157.
To the men that cuist the ballast in the Dunkirkeris schip and wan out fourscoir of cannone bullettis 1685-8 Renwick Serm. 383.
Ye that know not how ye wan by faith, have reason to question if your faith is not sound … Ye will readily say that ye believe, and that ye have faith. But how came ye by it? Ye cannot tell

b. specif. To get possession of (something) through a legal process. 1402 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 55.
Sir William sal gif the said obligacion til the said Alexander … with a lettre of assigne & attournay til thaim made to wyn to thaim the said arrerage qwhen thaim thynk spedful ?1423 (1430) Reg. Great S. 38/2.
The tanehalf of the sayd to be wonnyn fra the sayd Andro be the law 1424 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 96.
Gyf it hapnys that the saide landis be lachfully wonnyn fra the said Sym 1475 Ayr B. Ct. 29 Nov.
Robin Pethed balȝe gaf … sessyng … of a tenement … til … Robyn Abbot of Corsragwell & to his conuent as it that was wonnyn at thre hed cowrtis & proclamyt of fourty dayis for falt of annuell 1480–1 Rec. Earld. Orkney 192.
[James Cragy … sells to his eldest brother germane … his] herytabill landis concerning my part of herytage, wonnyn or for to be wonnyn, within the boundis of Orkney and Shetland 1529 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 101.
That day Jhone Hesloip wane upone in plane court Thome Halleuell halff ane boll of mell to be pait or ȝoull … that ilk day Thome Dikesone wane be preff of vytnes in plane court fra Thomas Halleuell ane furlat of ry and ane firlat of ait mell for twa yowes that he sauld hyme 1534 Orkney & Shetl. Rec. I 65.
Land and landmaill, wynne and for to be wynne 1540 Reg. Privy S. II 544/2.
The gift of … the landis and barony of Kynneill, with the castellis [etc.] … landis won and to be won within the sey, salt pannis biggit and to be bigit [etc.] 1557 Rec. Earld. Orkney 261.
Gif thai … or ony ane … of thame recoveris or yit vinnis ony of the landis … that ves thair forbearis … quhen it is wone the expensses maid in the law salbe maid equalie 1562–3 Rec. Earld. Orkney 113.
Tua melis malene was wyne and owptenet fra hyre be law c1575 Balfour Pract. 523.
Gif it happinis the cattel to be win fra him, he sall content and pay to the defendar the price quhilk he gave for the said beist or cattel

5. To earn (a living), to get (money, goods, food, etc.) as a result of one's own efforts or toil. Also absol.Also const. prep.(1) a1400 Leg. S. xxxv 100.
Scho … Assemlyt that scho wonnyne hade With the price of hyre lustful flesch c1460 Wisd. Sol. (STS) 189.
That is the gift of God to manis sone … to tak ioy and plesans of the gudis that he has with his trew labore wonynge a1500 Henr. Fab. 2710.
The pure pepill … Of quhome the lyfe is half ane purgatorie, To wyn with lautie leuing as efferis a1500 Henr. Orph. 516.
The grete sollicitude, Quhile vp, quhile doun, to wyn this warldis gud, uessis furthwith a1500 Prestis of Peblis 245 (A).
He can nocht wirk be craft to wyn ane eg 15.. Dunb. App. ii 42.
Gif thow beis ane marchand man, And wynnis thy living be the see 1533 Boece 320b.
Geistouris, bardis, skaffaris, and sic kynde of men, he causit thame owdir devode the realme or be sum craft wyn thare liffing a1578 Pitsc. I 228/11.
Our bottis quho was trawelland in the Firth for fisches to win thair leving c1616 Hume Orthog. 2.
The printeres … of this age, caring for noe more arte then may win the pennie 1635 Dickson Wr. 56.
Ye win your meat by this craft of begging 1638 Johnston Diary I 355.
He [sc. God] … in settling me in my calling and in imploying me in this busines … never man wan so mutch, eyther benefyte or credit or clients, one ane 1000 sessions as I haive winne this last vaicans 1669 Kingarth Par. Rec. 56.
That each person in the parish … that are able to earn wages or win a fie do pay [etc.] 1692 Pitcairne Assembly ii i (1817) 25.
‘Tis a shame to abuse ony poor thing’s horse that has no other way to win their living byabsol. 14.. Burgh Laws c. 77 (B).
Regrataris that byis and sellis to wyn sal nocht by ony thyng befor the thryd oure 1540–1 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 227.
Allegit that thai var als deir in taxatioune as ony that vynnit about the mercat croice a1570-86 Maitl. F. 159/12.
He that glaydlie wald spend suld preis for to win 1686 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII 87.
I am … unable to work or win, throw … the goott in both my feet and legs(2) c1420 Wynt. v 5336.
For thi he thare gave hym qwyte For he wan at hym na profyte c1420 Wynt. viii 2582.
Owre eldaris, quhill thai lyvyd, than Oure gret lyvyn till ws thai wan a1500 Henr. Fab. 2095.
Do furth thy mercat—at me thou sall nocht wyn

6. To harvest, gather in (a crop, etc.), to reap (a harvest). See also Leg. S. quot. in b below. Also, in fig. context. Also proverb. 1375 Barb. x 193 (C).
Thai of the peill had vonnyn hay, And vith this Bunnok spokin had thai To leid thair hay 1375 Barb. x 221.
Sum that war within the pele War ischyt … To wyn thar herwyst ner thar-by a1400 Leg. S. xxvii 1487 (see b below). c1420 Wynt. i 447.
Noe … fand … How wyne sulde growe and wynnyn be … It hapnyde efter on a day This Noe drownkyn slepand lay, For off the wyne he wonyd hade, He drank swa fast that he wes glede c1420 Wynt. i 659.
Thare pepyre growys … Bot for eddrys that ar thare, Off wenyme and stangys sare, Thar is na man that may it wyne Wyth a fyre quhill thai it bryne 1498 Acta Conc. II 185.
The tyme that his corne be wone and led of the ground 1518 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 46.
Jhone Jak to content and paa to Rechert Hammiltoun … [20 s.]. Becaus he boucht his bere or it was wone off the erd 1530 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 106.
The said Jenot … geiffis Villiem ane laide of beir for to be deligent to vynne the laif 1547 Blackfriars Perth 240.
Ane haill crop beand wind schorne [pr. windschorne], and put in stouke as said is 1555 Prot. Bk. Sir A. Gaw 15.
Andreo Lundy maid Villiam Moncreif, his assignay to xx merkis vorcht of corn quhosoun it beis vyn 1569 Inverness Rec. I 179.
To … pay … the sowme of four bollis victuall of the first beis wynnyn of the Freyouris yard a1570-86 Maitland in Maitl. F. 27/83.
God send the commounis will to wirk … To win gude quheit and beir 1610 Reg. Privy C. IX 52.
[While he was] raiking and wyning his hay … Johnne Carmichaell … pursued him for his life with a drawn sword 1641 Bentinck Dornoch 208.
Ther cornes then being upon the ground and not usuallie woone nor led at the tyme thereof 1683 Reid Sc. Gard'ner (1907) 137.
Peas … when ripe, you may easily win some for seedfig. a1400 Leg. S. xl 89.
To wyne Godis corneproverb. a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 1091.
Maistrie mawis the medow doun. Fair wedder winnis the hay

b. To catch (fish). a1400 Leg. S. xxvii 1487.
Thai wane froyt of land & se Thru his prayere in gret pleynte 1531 Bell. Boece I xxiv.
All landis that lyis about us … cumis with sindry flotis sekand fische yeirlie in our seis and … be thair prudent industry winnis fische sufficient to sustene thaimself

c. To bring (land) under cultivation; to cultivate or manage (land). 1472 Reg. Cupar A. I 163.
The sade Wilȝam sal kepe the ackis of the parliament in sawyn of quhet, pes, benys and ry, and he sal hafe fredome to mak and set tenandis onder hym to labur and to wyn the land 1473 Reg. Cupar A. I 171.
Tha sal do thar diligens to wyn the myre with cure and draucht of water that it ma be bath pastur and feuale 1541 Reg. Great S. 554/1.
To win and rife out the saidis landis with the Eisly hillis of the samin 1549 Aberd. B. Rec. I 274.
Na maner of takismen … takis, birne, ryif out, wyne of new, ony landis within the fredome, and saw cornis thairon, without thair teill ryge of auld 1575–6 Reg. Privy S. VII 74/2.
With power … to ryve out and birne and win new corne landis upoun ony part … of the … infeild or … outfield a1612 Orkney Rentals ii 2.
Ane quoy land or outbrek is ane peece of land newly win without the dykis, and payis no scatt

d. To dry out (a commodity) for use.Cf. Peebles B. Rec. quot. in 7 (b) below. 1628 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. II 199.
As for the raisins … becaus all wer wett with the salt water I have caused transport to dry lofts to try if possiblie they can be winne and preserved frome heate and rotting

7. To extract (a resource), to get (coal, stone, etc.) from a mine, quarry, etc., to cut (peat or turf) for fuel. Also absol. Also with the mine, etc. as the object.In instances referring to peat, etc. there may be some overlap with sense 6 d above.(a) a1400 Leg. S. xxiii 213.
Quereouris gadryt sone Stanis to wyne 1456–70 Acts XII 27/1.
Owr predecessoris … tholyt the smyth tyll byg ane smyde in the mos becaus of his colys and fuell that was necessar to his office to be woung in tyme of ȝeir 1497–8 Treas. Acc. I 380.
The man that ȝeid to vesy to se gif he could wyn sclait 1515 Treas. Acc. V 24.
To ane masone … quhilk wan the alloring to the said place of Inchegarvy, xx s. 1515 Acta Conc. MS XXVII 20a.
The gold and matel that is wyn 1529–30 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 28.
To vi werkmen at the quarrell Salisbery witht the forsaid quareouris wynnand fre tailye puder and wall stanis to ilk ane of thaim in olklie waigis v s. 1530 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 39.
lx peis aislaris that wes wonn and pait for … be John Wilsoune quareour 1537 6th Rep. Hist. MSS App. 692/1.
The wrangous … away-takin … of certane turvis, peittis, hadder beand woun 1543 Carte Northberwic 64.
Patrik Fowlar band and oblist hym … that he sall vin ane colpot to George Sempill 1558 Rentale Dunkeld. (SHS) 360.
To ane fallo that wane clay thair, 5 s. 1592 Burntisland B. Ct. 17 Nov.
Ane portioune off land … with certane fre stanis wine thairwpone 1614 Mining Rec. 163.
The minerallis and mettallis of siluer to be wroght and wynn at the saidis mynes 1619 Thanes of Cawdor 251.
Consider … if you can wynd the myndis yourselfe 1625 Glasgow B. Rec. I 349.
The quarreouris that wonnes the staines to the tolbuithe 1641 Acts V 531/1.
All and sindrie mynes mettalles and mineralles … to be fund win and gottine 1648 Glasgow B. Rec. II 151.
That the maister of work enter … men to the quarrell … to the end alse manie staines may be wind furthe therof as to serve the Kirk allanerlie 1670 Orkney Rentals App. 62.
John Johnstone, quarrier, to winne 2000 slate for the use of the kirke(b) 1565 Mining Rec. 5.
The Quenis Majestie gevis the forsaidis Johnne and Williame fre licence to wynt and transport all and sindry kyndis of metallick uris 1641 Peebles Chart. 107.
With power … to pow heather, and to cast and wind peites, turris, fewall, faill, and devotte in the commoun mwireabsol. 1632 Glasgow B. Rec. II 11.
Licens … to burne his lyme stones lyand within thair commoun land … and he to win na mae in thair lyme craig

b. To win(a myne, etc.) agane, to bring (a natural resource) back into production. 1598 Acts IV 176/2.
Ingynis … quhairby … ane greit part of the dround and perischit mynes coilheuchis and quarrellis … may be recouerit and wyn agane to the greit commoditie alsueill of the awneris as of the commoun weill of this realme

8. To achieve (a goal), accomplish (a task). a1400 Leg. S. Prol. 169.
At Petir firste I wald begyne, And sa furtht to myn purpos win a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 631 (W).
Gif we get our voyage won, Thay sall not than our cherrie con, That wald not interprise 1684 Misc. Bann. C. III 330.
The said James Dewitte binds and obleidges him to furnish all kind of materialls necessarie for the said work [sc. portraits] … And to compleat them so as they be sufficiently winn, for being proofe against the injurie sustainable be stour, dust, or any other such extrinsick accidents

9. To bring (a person) to a way of thinking, to convert to a faith, to bring under one's control. Also const. to and fra.(1) a1400 Leg. S. xxvii 902.
& Sanct Machor gert hym … Resawe baptym, and swa hym wane And tacht hym weill in Cristine fay a1400 Leg. S. xxxiii 864.
For of a martyre the pynynge Of a thousand wes wynnynge a1400 Leg. S. xlviii 141.
For quhen he ne mocht eschewe To wyne man, he beguth at Ewe 1570 Sat. P. xvii 70.
That prince thocht be humilitie His peple wyn, and concord to contrake 1598 James VI Basil. Doron 40/7.
Preassing to uinne him be inportunitie as the uiddou did Chryste(2) a1400 Leg. S. i 154.
Thare he dwelt sewine ȝere, And wan to Cryst fell folkis seyre a1400 Leg. S. xv 128.
Paule to the treutht wonnyn was a1400 Leg. S. xl 181.
He wes … A bischope and a haly mane, & wiste weile mony he suld wyne Fra errure & fra dedly syne c1420 Wynt. ii 711.
That yle … thai mycht … Wyn it hally to thare wylle 1594 Misc. Maitl. C. I 67.
Dame Eline Hay … to compeir befoir thame vnder the pane of excommunicatioun. And that the said ladie may be winn to God, the … presbiterie ordenis Mr. Patrik Scharp … and Mr. Johnne Couper to … confer with the said ladie anent the heidis of relligioune 1626 Garden Worthies 76 (see Vice n.¹ 1).
Waene ?1661-5 M. Bruce Soul-Confirmation 5.
Noble David wan to the belief of that

b. To induce or bribe (a person) to do something. 1596 Dalr. I 323/14.
Thay conspyre, and winnis him with money quyetlie to putt doune the king

10. To bring (a person) to safety, to save (a person, his soul, etc.) (fra something unpleasant). a1400 Leg. S. xxix 150.
To succoure hyme I be-com man & fra ay-lestand ded hyme wan a1500 Henr. Prayer 77 (BD).
Bot thow, sa wyse, devyse to win ws fra that byle 1567 G. Ball. 18.
Giue thow thy self thy saull culd win In vaine I deit for thy sin 1567 G. Ball. 39.
Reioyis … Thy brother safe and sound to se. For he was loste, and now is win a1568 Scott xxx 3.
The brukle body than is wvne, And maid ane veschell new

b. To save, rescue (a thing) (fra something). 1473 Reg. Cupar A. I 171.
Tha sal do thar diligens … to wyn the land fra guld with wedyng, renouyng and sytyng of seid

11. To take (a person) (back) to a place, to help (a person) go to a place. 1596–7 Misc. Spald. C. I 94.
The said … Margret tuik ane extreme trimbling and schaking … and fell immediatlie in sic hewie seiknes, that hir haill serwandis culd nocht win hir agane to hir bed

12. To win the affection of (a woman), to succeed in courtship. a1568 Scott ii 117.
Gife thow wald this lady win, Cum furth c1590 Fowler I 192/14.
O ioyles, ielous man, That feares to los the las I never wan!

II. intr.

13. To be victorious or succeed in a contest or dispute of any sort. Cf. 1 and 2 above. Also const. prep. ?1438 Alex. i 2576.
Thow hes worship and bounte, Winning with wit and with lautie 1456 Hay I 122/8.
For it that he wynnis he wynnis with his awin force na throu his awin prudence na wit na costis c1475 Wall. ix 1048.
Hys power sone he gart dewyd in twa … rycht knychtlik he thaim kend, In that jornay othir to wyn or end a1500 Bk. Chess 1035.
Ane duke thare was ane worthy hardy man That daylye faucht and dayly aye he wan 1511 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 107.
Gif your lordschipe wald haue the tend cornne of the Knokhall ye may tak it at the shiref … it war gud to tak it at him and to be full hand and win with him for he is rycht laytht to twynn without that he gettis in his handis 1551 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 21.
The said parteis has … tane cognitionn on the said gate breaking … and because the gate is won upon the said Patrick and Thomas the said William Leisk [etc.] … hes ratified the foresaid marches 15.. Clar. v 1962.
The Constabill was in the range with him Whilk than was [the] maist liklie for to wine 1590-1 R. Bruce Serm. 317.
After he had given himself the deadly wound, he bursteth forth and saith, at last, ‘Thou hast win, Galilean!’ a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xxvii 32.
This is the race that euery man must rin … Thee to imbrace once, God! if I micht win! 1635 Dickson Wr. 127.
He must lout laigh, ere he win so high 1635 Dickson Wr. 187.
There is no stay in a race, till one win over the score a1658 Durham Commandments 86.
When it lyeth on him to put a close to such a controversie, at which he cannot win by any other means 1675 Glasgow B. Rec. III 196.
Ther is a foot raice to be run … he who wines sall have twentie shilling starling

b. In collocation with tyne: To win or lose a contest or dispute; to gain or lose on a business deal; to end a legal dispute one way or the other, to bring a matter to a conclusion. See Tyn(e v. 8 b and c for further examples. 1375 Barb. xii 374.
In punȝe is oft [hapnyne] Quhile for to wyn [C. vyne] & quhill to tyne ?1438 Alex. ii 2741.
Sall I athir wyn or tyne! 1466 Aberd. B. Rec. MS V i 581 (24 May).
Thai sall bring befor thaim this day xv dayis all profe & witnes as thai will tyne & wynde with to the ending of the caus 1495 Liber Aberbr. II 290.
Symone Banerman … askit at the schireff til superced quhil the xxviii day of Nouember … and than tha suld cum and schaw as tha wald wyn and tyne c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 70/24.
Quha evir tyne, quha evir win, My panefull purs so priclis me 1578–9 Rec. Earld. Orkney 145.
That day as beand the thrid dyet to be ane peremtour dyet for thaim baytht as thai will wyne and tyne of the law a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 1295 (Wr.).
As good merchant tines as wins, If old mens tales bee true 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. i 53.
Ane man may persew … be himselfe personallie; or be his procuratour constitute be him, in his place, to tine or to win in the cause 1699 Conv. Burghs IV 281.
The person elected commissionar … be testified to be ane person that hath intrest in the said burgh and bears ane pairt of ther publict burdens and can tin and win in all ther affairs

c. To win above, to overcome (a person) in a fight, to get the better of (an opponent). a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 579.
Gaudifier and Galiot baith to grund yhude. Gaudifeir gat vp agane … Abone him wichtely he wan, With the craft that he can

d. To get at; to overcome, suppress. Also fig. ?1661-5 M. Bruce Soul-Confirmation 14.
I have ay a hink in my heart about the work of Reformation, and fain would I be soul-confirmed, if I could win at it 1687 Shields Hind Let Loose 241.
If they think they can win at them any way, then they hurry them in such haste, that they can haue no time to deliberate upon and oftentimes haue no knowledge … of the matter of their prosecutionfig. ?1665 M. Bruce Six Dreadful Alarms 21-2.
Ye may win to my estate, and to my body; but for my religion, ye shall never win at that

14. To extract minerals from a mine. Cf. 7 above. 1591 Edzell Doc. in Crawford MSS (Rylands Lib.).
Be the tennor of the said chartor hes gewin … to the saidis compleneris … mettall myndis … with power to them to find owt, vin, work, fyn & try

15. a. To reach, arrive at, go to (a place, person, etc.). Also fig. and reflex. 1375 Barb. xv 221.
Thai slew all thai mycht to wyn a1400 Leg. S. vii 616.
Josaphus … gerte ane vthire bord rycht thane Be sete ewyne anence hyme, Sa that he mycht nochte yddyre wyne a1400 Leg. S. xxvii 252.
Scho rugyt of hyre hed the hare, … & with hyre handis skartyt hir face, … & with hyr newis reft hir brest, Al that scho mycht wyne to nest, & [etc.] c1420 Wynt. vii 658 (W).
Than the se begouth to fyll That he to thaim mycht nocht wyn till a1500 Rauf C. 625.
Say thow art not worthy to Wymond to win c1475 Wall. iii 397.
To thar hors thai wan but mair abaide a1540 Freiris Berw. 96 (M).
The ȝettis ar closit we may nocht get in Till our abbay on nawayis may we win 1560 Rolland Seven S. 2845.
Ane hole thay gat at last Wan to the gold, … quhair it lay 1574–5 Haddington Treas. Acc. 8.
Andro Thomsonis ledder … to wyne to the catting of the eist wall of the kyrk 1585 Reg. Privy C. III 743.
He at last wan to his said hous 1600–1 State P. (Reg. H.) 108/10, 7.
The bell … wes ceissit befoir he culd wyn to the south gait 1604 Dundonald Par. Rec. 56.
He … clamit the yaird dykis … to vin to the bak dor of thair hous 1615 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 366.
Alexander Galbraith … being wrang handit wes put to ane daingerous peice of wark … that uther right handit maissouns could nocht win to 1630 Irving Dumbartonsh. II 310.
The staines that ar to be caryit be boit to the kirk yaird … can not weill win to for the heiht of the sands 1635 Glasgow B. Rec. II 31.
The said Mathow vndertakis to sweip and keip clein … all … placis neidfull quhair the kirk officeris can not win to 1643 Glasgow Presb. in Boyd Zion's Fl. App. xli/2.
That none win to the sessions loft till the sessioners be placed 1665 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds I 65.
For the teaching of a scooll and educating young ones who can have the occassioun to wine to the scoollfig. a1400 Leg. S. xxxi 24.
Eugenia … of hewine wan to the licht, That God gyfis … To thaim [that] tholis for Hyme here 1605-6 Welsh Forty-eight Serm. 378.
Run thy race with patience till thou winnest to the mark 1637 Rutherford Lett. (1894) 183.
Till now I knew not the pain, labour, nor difficulty that there is to win at home: nor did I understand so well, before this, what that meaneth, ‘The righteous shall scarcely be saved’ a1659 W. Guthrie Christians Gt. Interest (1755) 112.
Christ Jesus is the city of refuge … and … the poor man who wins hither is safe 1685-8 Renwick Serm. 420.
Lazarus was in a sad condition, … But then when he died, he wan to Abraham's bosom 1692 Presb. Eloq. (1694) 58.
I despair that euer I should win to the far end of Christ's love, there are so many plies in itreflex. c1450 Cr. Deyng (STS) 172.
Warldis gudis, the quhilk are lent hyme bot for a tyme plesand to God to tholl, or as ane instrument to vyne hyme-self to hevyne

b. To win to one's feet, win on fute, lit. and fig. to get on one's feet, to get organised. Also to win wpon one's horse, to succeed in mounting.(1) a1500 Henr. Fab. 2476.
With that ane wedder wichtlie wan on futefig. 1672 M. Bruce Rattling Dry Bones 41.
It must take you years ere ye win to your feet again 1681 Cloud of Witnesses (1714) 90.
There are few that yield a hair breadth of the truths of God, that readily win to their feet again; but go from one degree of defection to another(2) 1660 Dumfries Kirk S. 3 May.
James Woll … is dilated as guilty of grosse drunkennes so that he fell wpon the streats, & could not win wpon his horse wntill he was helped

c. transf.To gain control of land (cf. sense 1); to achieve, attain a desired outcome (cf. sense 4). 1528 Misc. Spald. C. II 84.
To ourthraw all landis about thaim with thair maisterfull oppressioun, heirschippis, and destruction, and suffir na man to brouk landis that thai may wyn to a1586 Maitland Ho. Seytoun xii.
And gif it has cumit be successioun of [a] famell, it will gif occasioun till euerie man to allya his sone … wyth the best and maist honest hous and party that he may win to

d. (quasi-)tr.With omission of to. Also fig. 1375 Barb. vii 436.
Thai thocht … That thai mycht wyn the woud agayn a1400 Leg. S. i 100.
Quhare Petire wes, he wane, And fande in poynte hym to forfare a1500 Henr. Fab. 2087.
He wan his hoill that day 1533 Boece 89a.
Sic preis was of flearis and followaris that the galiouns mycht nocht wyn the depe 1563 Crim. Trials I i 437.
The watteris wes grate and thai mycht not wynne the nerrest way 1572 Sat. P. xxxiv 58.
Gif no refudge ane man may win The penitent for helpe may sterue 1596 Dalr. II 255/20.
The Inglismen war sa opprest with the Erle of Huntlie that without gret skaith tha neuer cam ouer Tuede, bot war sair opprest or tha wan the watter 1612 Fraserburgh Kirk S. 9b (2 Dec.).
[He was not at the burial because] the corps wes tane up and on the way to Abirdour befoir he cuild win the lenth 1635 Dickson Wr. 75.
For the shorter way ye go afield, ye will win the sooner hame 1642 Baillie II 23.
Because I am not sure if this week I can winn west, I resolved to wryte c1650 Spalding I 54.
Ballindallach … schuke him self looss and wyns the killogie durfig. c1409-1436 Kingis Q. § 34.
Cum, the suete sesoun and sonne! Awake for schame! that haue ȝour hevynnis wonne a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 217.
Kenand all man with meiknes hevin to wyn 1633 Rutherford Lett. (1894) 91.
It is more to you to win heaven, being ships of greater burden … than for little vessels 1685-8 Renwick Serm. 27.
O … do not deceive yourselves, for ye may win this length, as to be convinced, that it is good to come unto Christ

e. intr.To reach (doune to) a limit; to extend over (upone) an area. c1500 Crying of Play 50.
Hir heid wan heichar nor the lift a1578 Pitsc. I 258/16.
He had … reid ȝallow hair … quhilk wan doune to his schoulderis 1620 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. II 79.
Sa maikle of the shaddow rige as the said four sone daills and shaddow halff daill wyneis upone

f. fig.To reach, achieve, come to (at) a particular state or condition. Also to win free of. Also proverb. a1400 Leg. S. v 399.
Bot fra he to rype elde wane He lefit the bischope a1400 Leg. S. xlii 10.
Quincyane … Ves consol[ar] of Cesile & cumyne ves of carlis kine, Tho he til sic a stat can vine a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 266 (W).
Aye houping, throwe louping, To win to libertie c1650 Spalding I 307.
He rode south with Merschall ons vpone his own expenssis, bot never more, so wan frie of fyne and going to the Boul-rod ?1661-5 M. Bruce Soul-Confirmation 15.
You that keeps only your old job-troot, and does not mend your pace, you will not wone at soul-confirmation a1658 Durham Comm. Rev. 269.
They are excellent expressions, and yet they come far short of the thing they represent, but they are the furthest that men can win to … by things known, to expresse, or someway to conceiue an unconceivable thing 1685-8 Renwick Serm. 41.
After Paul won to the assurance of his interest, he called himself the least of saints 1685-8 Renwick Serm. 42.
Them that … never press forward for assurance for the time to come, since some of his dear friends have win at it in time 1685-8 Renwick Serm. 383.
The man that hath union with Christ, … can tell of the difficulty of believing; and how hard a work he had ere he wan at this faithproverb. a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 599.
Gif I may not win to his heid I sall win to his heills

g. To reach, acquire, get at (a thing). 1684 Law Memor. 230.
These examples may teach all men prudence either to discharge their guns before thay enter houses with them, or to lock them in to some secure place that non may win at them 1703 Thanes of Cawdor 401.
Gett me notice if Mr. Dauson's mumbear and sack can be win at, and I shall send for some of it

h. To succeed in doing something, to manage to do. 1637 Rutherford Lett. (1894) 284.
There are infinite plies in His love that the saints will never win to unfold c1705 Nimmo Narr. 8.
Being suplied with secret strenth and light from Himselfe I wan step & stepe still to see more and more of my oun vilnes … and wan more & more to see my oun wants a1658 Durham Subtile Self 71.
When ye think that ye have win to be clear about them, beware of being too forward … in venting your opinion of them a1699 Sel. Biog. II 103.
I thought, if once I could win to hate sin because it offended God, that then I was sincere 1685-8 Renwick Serm. 295.
The more that a soul wins to be acquaint with Christ it will have the higher thoughts of Him

16. To come, go, make one's way, travel. Also const. prep. Also fig.(1) a1500 Henr. Fab. 296.
Thay taryit not to wesche, as I suppose, Bot on to ga quha micht formest win c1475 Wall. iv 638.
The Sothron als war sundryt than in twyn, Bot thai agayne to gidder sone can wyn c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 114/60.
In the silly lambis skin, He crap als far as he micht win And hid him thair ane weill lang space 15.. Christis Kirk 122 (B).
The menstrall wan within twa wanis 1587-99 Hume 27/54.
The subtile mottie rayons light At rifts thay are in wonne 1597 Maxwell Mem. II 188.
I can nocht win at this tyme 1603 Elgin Rec. II 111.
Margat Forsyth pretendis scho micht nocht wone furth [sc. to the Communion] be ressoun scho was stayit be a seik bairne 1608 Crim. Trials II 542.
The Deuill … reprovet the said Beigis Tod verrie scherplie, for hir … tayreing; to quhome scho maid this ansuer, ‘Sir I could wyn na soner’ 1611 Reg. Privy C. IX 204.
[He] left his horse and took him to his fute, haveing the commoditie and advantage of ane hill whiche wes not verie possible to thame on horsbak to wone 1581-1623 James VI Poems II 94/7.
The seas are now the barr Which makes ws distant farr That we may soone winne narr God graunte ws grace 1638 Baillie I 66.
It was another, and not your selfe, who required me to come to Glasgow that day, when I could not well winn 1660 Glasgow B. Rec. II 444.
The provest … to goe with them … if he can conveniently win 1680 Soc. Ant. XLV 243 (see 19 below).(2) a1400 Leg. S. xxxvi 305.
Quhen Criste of wattir wane, To pray … He begane c1420 Wynt. iv 1478.
Symphron wes rycht fayne That he wan fra fecht wnslayne a1500 Seven S. 2418.
The knycht wp to the lady wan And till his hall he brocht hir dovn a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 434.
Thou may not pas Mount Barnard for wild bestis Nor wyn throu Mount Scarpre for the snawe 1513 Doug. v iv 21.
On bawbord … he … wan befor the formast schip inhy 1535 Stewart 36774.
Be no way, be ony wyle or gyn, Withoutin leif mycht no man wyn thairin 1622 Crim. Trials III 526.
The deponer … nocht being able to wyn ben the hous, becaus of the thrang of peopill in the hous 16.. J. Row Cupp of Bon-Accord 2.
The angel mett Balaam in sae strait a gate that the ass could not win by a1650 Row 434.
Helen Gardener, … went to see if she could win into the yaird, but she finding the door locked came in againe 1649 Ruthven Corr. 115.
I left Williame Gordon … in my houus lodging at Edinburgh and cam home … I am advertised that Williame Gordone hes gotten ane occasione and is going away in greater haist than I could woon in, so that I onlie have haisted in to him this letter 1650 Sc. Hist. Rev. XII 138.
The shipp that the governour and his traine was in … ar rune on upone the skerries of Skea … and will never winne off 1669 Strathendrick 11.
To come … upon Saturday, who could not wone upon Thursday and upon Munday to the sermon of thanksgiving(3) fig. 1605-6 Welsh Forty-eight Serm. 554.
It shall be much for them to win through: it shall be much for them not to be overthrown 1638 Henderson Serm. 122.
Lord, win in upon our hearts 1635 Dickson Wr. 13.
Job … had learned God's attributes so tightly, as from them he could dispute his matter accurately … and we cannot win by him a jot 1644 Baillie II 211.
There is so much matter yet before us, as we cannot winn through for a long time after our common pace 1679 Coll. Witchcraft 96.
The devil … told yow, that you wis ane poore puddled bodie, and had … difficultie to win throw the world 16.. Peden Serm. ii 21.
Happy they that's win cleanly through the storm since the year sixty a1658 Durham Comm. Rev. 3.
To be his servants, is to be God's free-men; and they win fardest benn upon His secrets and mysteries ?1665 M. Bruce Six Dreadful Alarms 20.
When ever he wins any bit forward in doing, then he says, Not unto me … but unto Thy name be all the glory 1674 Butler Leighton 472.
Nor doe they say they themselves need a synod in order to their own satisfaction concerning the government, seeing they wyn with it, but for regulating of the church in matters of discipline a1699 Sel. Biog. II 195.
A grievous storm of outward afflictions did break out, which did indeed win into my soul a1681 Cargill Lecture and Sermon 22.
Ye may escape visitations on earth, and win by the sides of that net, one way or another 1685 12th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. viii 21.
It was prevented by some of the Orkney gentelmen whom they had … left upon the top of the house to be blowen wp with it, for they got som way to win down 1685-8 Renwick Serm. 42.
Seek to win at a well grounded, and well ordered walk, in order to your winning at assurance

b. fig.To become. c1590 Fowler I 49/55.
Than after lwik how cruell lowe and weked Dauid wan, Enforceing him to do that work from whence he after than … Weipt for his faults

17. To win over.a. To climb over (a wall, etc.), to cross over (a ferry, river). Also absol. and in fig. context. b. fig.To accept, accede to (a fact, etc.).a. 1375 Barb. x 545.
How ȝe mycht our the wallis wyn c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus ii 683.
In ane small bait the ferrie ouir he wan 1573 Sempill in Sat. P. xxxix 121.
Hume wes first that ouir the walis wan 1584 Sempill in Sat. P. xlv 637.
Suld our embassador gea borrow, And want or ever he wyn ower Tweid 1618 Ritchie Ch. S. Baldred 176.
James Kirkwood answerit that he suld use diligence to caus them come [to church], the dayis now falling langer, quhen they culd win over Peffer 1650 Dingwall Presb. 182.
That he culd not win sooner over Connan throch the porters absenceabsol. 1375 Barb. ix 410.
With that word to the dik he ran And our efter the king he wan 1535 Stewart 33811.
The water … So griet … with furdis deip … That nane that tyme mycht wyn ouir to ane vther 1548 Corr. M. Lorraine 263.
The storm has beyn sa, and is, on this ferry, that I can nocht wyn owr quhyll it be betterfig. 1685-8 Renwick Serm. 158.
Many desire to know the Lord, … and yet never win over the march-stone, betwixt Christianity and hypocrisyb. 1666-74 Fraser Polichron. 310.
The feudary lands … to the Mackenzies, … which he looked upon an omen or introductive presage of their getting all that barony at last, this he could not digest or win over 1673 M. P. Brown Suppl. Decis. III 79.
The thing that stuck with the Lords, and which they could not win over, was the public and irredeemable infeftment produced

III. With adverbs in specialised senses.Chiefly intr.

18. intr., tr. To win away, to go or get away, to depart, to make one's escape. Also with non-personal subject. Also reflex.Also fig. with reference to dying.intr. 1375 Barb. xvi 663.
The Inglis men that wan away To thar schippis in hy went thai a1400 Leg. S. xxxi 440.
Quhen he wes put to dede His wyf a-way wane with the hed, & held it c1420 Ratis R. 1087.
Perellus merouris Entisand ȝonge men til amouris The ofter that men luk thaim in The were away fra thaim thai vyne 1456 Hay I 50/22.
All the Romaynis was outhir dede, or tane, that archely mycht the consul … wyn away with his lyf c1475 Wall. iv 668.
The worthi Scottis did nobilly that day About Wallace, till he was woun away 1513 Doug. ix vii 28.
Baith heir and thar; sone ombeset haue thai The owtgatis all, thai suld nocht wyn away 1567 G. Ball. 112.
Lyke to ane bird taine in ane net, The quhilk the foular for hir set, Sa is our lyfe weill win away 1600-1610 Melvill 64.
The read-faced commissar Mr. Archbald Beaton, wha be some wyll sall eschew presentlie, and win away 1639 Tayler Hist. Fam. Urquhart 41.
The Lord Fraser … wean away c1650 Spalding I 296.
The tua Scottis schippis winis away, suppose sore sloppit 1650 Sc. N. & Q. 2 Ser. I 19.
The young laird … being weill horsit, lap the park dykes and saiflie wans awayreflex. 1375 Barb. viii 138.
He said his worschip suld be mar & mar be turnyt in nobillay, To wyn him in the playne away With hard dintis in ewyn fechting Then [etc.]fig., intr. 1629 Rutherford Lett. (1894) 45.
Happy are they that can win away with their soul 1630 Rutherford Lett. (1894) 49.
I look not to win away to my home, without wounds and bloodtr. a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 1046.
Gif that wourschip of were win me away, I trete far na favour

19. To win out. a. tr.To bring out (something) for show. b. intr.To go, make one's way out; to escape (out of a place). Also fig.c. tr.To clear (a space) between pillars of coal in a mine for ease of access to the coal-face.a. a1400 Leg. S. xviii 574.
Quhene tyme of day was cumyne, That the relyk owt suld be wonnynge, I thrange … amange al tha, That in the tempil fyrste can gab. (1) c1420 Wynt. i 608.
The craggys and the rockys … Crape to gyddyre in ane walle … that be na way Wyne out of that place mycht thai c1475 Wall. vii 1045.
Na ferrar thai mycht wyn out off the land 1604 Ellon Presb. 46.
John Smith accused for uttering contemptibil language upon the publict stuil of repentance … his words being that in caice he wan anes out of the kirk dur he suld not be gotten in that place againe(2) a1500 K. Hart 352.
Keip Pietie fast. Syth scho ask, no licence to hir len; May scho wyn out scho will play ȝow a cast a1540 Freiris Berw. 193 (B).
Freir Johine … stert vp fast and wald haif bene away Bot all for nocht he micht no way win owt 1589–1600 Skipper's Acc. (Morton) 57a.
For ane dener to ur chelder quhane the schepe win out lviii s. 1590 Burel Pilgr. i 6.
As I went throw ane wood sauage … I wanderd … As ane mad man into dispair Astonisht to wyn out c1650 Spalding II 370.
All man had entrie, bot none wan out without ane pass 1680 Soc. Ant. XLV 243.
I can see no way how any can win out cleanly at this time. As for my part I could not see how I could win out, so I see not how any can win without going to the place of executionfig. 1600-1610 Melvill 441.
Finalie embarrit and inclosit with sic caveats, as range and fling thair filles tho they war wyld, they sould never win out! 1605-6 Welsh Forty-eight Serm. 101.
Repentance is a pain … to the reprobate … he is overwhelmed with the … wrath of God; … he has no hope to overcome it, and he has not so much as an earnest desire … to be relieved, and to win out of itc. 1678 Shireffhall Coal Accompt.
Coallbrughers wining out a rowme

20. To win up. a. intr.To climb up (on a wall, etc.). b. tr.To go, make one's way up (a river, hill, etc.). c. intr.To stand up, rise to one's feet. d. fig.a. 1375 Barb. x 435 (C).
Douglas and his menȝhe all War wonnyn [E. cummyn] vp apon the wallb. 1671 Murray Early B. Organ. I 415 n.
To deliver three lasts of weill maid herring of this yeir's fisching … sua far up the water of Clyde as the boat … sall be able to win up the said riverabsol. 1657 Balfour Ann. II 386.
All our horsse did not win vpe [sc. the hill]c. a1582 Sir Colling 44.
Scho sayis win wp sir gud knycht Ly newer sa couar[dly] 1676 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 219.
She sieing the raick broken and I on the midow ground she ran violently before I wan up and held me doune violentlyd. 1638 Henderson Serm. 318.
When a kirkman climbs up als high as he can, till he win up to the kirk rigging, what good can he do there but ill a1658 Durham Subtile Self 75.
This selfie corruption … hinders, and obstructs, and (as it were) myres them in their following of Christ so that they never win up to it