A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Disobleidge, -leish, v. Also: -liedge, -ledge, -lish. [e.m.E. disoblige (1603), F. désobliger. For the Sc. forms cf. the simple verb.] a. tr. To release, set free. b. To free from obligation; to disoblige; to be disobliging to (one).a. c1590 Fowler II. 92/33.
Nather the favour of fortoun nather yet his wisdome culd avayle to rid him out and disobleish him out of these troublesb. 1644 Baillie II. 239.
We are … obliedged to him, and as much disobliedged to his oppositsc1650 Gordon Brit. Dist. iii. 144.
For those young noblemen had not seene so long a time as to disoblish any1688 New Mills Manuf. 161.
Being … unwilling to disobliedge thess who may does us ane diskyndnes 1691 Lauder Journal 302.
They thought themselves slighted and disobleidged by his making use of mean men
