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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1582-1683
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Impede, Impeid, v. Also: imped, -pead. [e.m.E. impede (17th c.), impeid, ad. L. impedīre.] tr. To impede. (1) To hinder, prevent. (2) concr. To obstruct, block (a passage, etc.).(1) (a) 1582 Declar. Causis 19.
[They were] impedit to gif thair frie votis in Parliament c1590 J. Stewart 24/347.
Quhen till assault he lustelie began, All vas impedit quhilk he did pretend [= intend]1594 Prestwick B. Rec. 83.
And geve incaice ony vnfre persoun presume in the contrar that the haill ... fremen concur togidder & stay & imped that vnfre persoun1639 Johnston Diary 36.
The king's armie … will … ryde into the heart of the kingdom which our footmen cannot imped1662 Aberd. Council Lett. IV. 218.
The present magistrates ... have ... caused imped and discuraged ... any further sale ... of grund malt1668 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. II. 555.
They … did stope, hinder and imped the said Alexander … by cutting off the cairt roapes(b) 1599 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 78.
Albeit thair be na richt producit … that may impead the same [claim] 1610 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs II. 297.
They desyr that his lordschip … impeid the said heids wasching in tyme cuming 1628 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. II. 602.
Being impeidit to cum hither be … labouring now in … beirseede tyme 1658 Melrose Reg. Rec. I. 205.
When … Thomas Forrester was labouring to put it [sc. a road] that way he was impeidit and stoppit be … Michaell Fischer1683 Fraser P. 263.
To impead him from cackcullatting his annualrent with his prin[cipa]ll sowme(2) 1592 Acts III. 579/2.
That dyuers malicious personis … stoppis and impeidis publict passage … be casting of fowies and bigging of dykis 1617 Elgin Rec. II. 152.
That all the seatis in the kirk be drauin in and nocht to imped the entress to the kirk flowir for daskis
