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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1596
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Injure, n. Also: injur, injwr, ingure, injuir, injuer. [ME. (once) injure (Chaucer), otherwise only Sc., OF. injure. Cf. Injury.]
1. Injustice, wrong or mischief done to a person.(a) 14.. Acts I. 347/2.
Thai hald na court of lyfe and lym bot of iniur [L. de iniuriis] and vnreson 14.. Ib. 377/2. 1559 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 321.
To defend [the Gray Friars] … fra all distructioun and iniur(b) a1400 Legends of the Saints xxxvi. 980.
Thai … went to the emperoure, To plenȝe apone thare fadir iniure 1405 Slater Early Texts No. 59.
Me that hes tholyte sa mikylle iniure so lang & nane amendis gottyn 1456 Hay II. 33/3.
Oft tymes of pryde … cummys injure … for orguille is contrary to justice c1515 Asloan MS I. 173/15.
[A noble man] dois to euery man richt without malice, wrange, or iniure 1510 Reg. Privy S. I. 308/1.
But ony hurt, harme, vexatioun, impediment, injure [etc.] … to be done to the said Colyn 1533 Bell. Livy II. 9/29.
Thus stude Virginea hir allane, reddy to be ane pray to all iniure 1551 Hamilton Catechism 49.
To the greit injure of God and damnation of thair saulis 1596 Dalr. I. 11/16.
[These monasteries,] ȝeirlie rentis for na iniure that ȝit in the realme has bene done, is nocht ȝit violat(c) 1573 Sempill Sat. P. xxxix. 172.
With wemenis willȝe do thame lytill wrang; To iaip thame sa, I think it na iniuir
2. An instance of this; an injustice, wrong, offence, outrage. b. Freq. plur.c1400 Troy-bk. i. 128.
Some othir frendes … That eft may here of this iniure c1450-2 Howlat 921.
All the fowlis … plenȝeit to Natur Of this intollerable injur 1456 Hay I. 127/10.
Quha lettis nocht the injure of his nychboure is lyke to him that dois it 1490 Irland Mir. I. 93/34.
[Christ] ourecom … all haill the iniure, offence [etc.] … that the man committit agane the diete 1531 Bell. Boece (M) I. 386.
The Pichtis, impacient of this iniure, recompensit the samyn with siclyke herschippis 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 3288.
To my maister thow does ane greit iniure, For of his wife thow makis a commoun hure 1596 Dalr. I. 339 marg.
He remittis the iniuir done against him 1596 Ib. II. 406/17.
Tha wrocht an appne iniure to the Quenes authoritieb. c1420 Wynt. viii. 2376.
To pray this Pape … In thir injwrys to set remede c 1439 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 190.
Al wnkindnes, wrangkis, and iniurris don be him … to my sayde Lorde of Mar c1460 Wisdom of Solomon (S.T.S.) 192.
He beheld the wykytnes and iniuris that was done be the jugis and justiceris 1512 Dunferm. B. Rec. 185.
The trublans and iniuris committit and dounne betuix John Findlason and Henry Ranald 1535 Stewart 6506.
The greit injuris and enormite Done to my sister 1554 Grant Chart. 114.
Caus hir be obeyt and kepit fra appin wrang or iniwris 1596 Dalr. I. 101/3.
Slauchtir and sik iniures … forbidne
3. Physical injury or maltreatment.14.. Acts I. 8/2.
Of iniure done to ane wythin gyrth 1456 Hay I. 191/36.
And the injure war done him … out of my presence c1550 Rolland Court of Venus i. 752.
[Esperance] is neir put to finall distruction With greit iniuris and sair forthocht felloun
4. Offensive speech or words, abuse, affront, insult.1524 Carnwath Baron Ct. 31.
My lord folois Ville Vatson fore injuris & vnressionabill langage 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 130/6.
To repreif vitht out iniure and to loue vitht out flattery c1550 Rolland Court of Venus ii. 960.
Wordis of iniure I said in reklesnes, That scho and all hir court was richt nociue
