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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1456-1471, 1533-1653
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Injure, v. Also: injur, -juir, -jwir. [OF. injurer, e.m.E. injure (1586).]
1. tr. To do injustice to, to wrong.1456 Acts II. 46/1.
That pur commonys ar gretumly iniuryt and opprest be the Kingis schirefis … takande distresis [etc.] 1471 Acts Lords Auditors 12/2.
Gif scho findis hir iniurit tharin be ony personis, oure souuerain lord sal ger minister hir justice 1533 Thanes of Cawdor 159.
Quhen ewyr the caus iniuris to ethyr of us a1570-86 Arbuthnot Maitland Folio MS xxix. 116.
All men thinkis a play me till iniure 1596 Dalr. II. 151/35.
The Bischop sa iniuret, in a furie cumis til Edr
2. To hurt or harm; to maltreat.(1) 1456 Hay I. 192/9.
To defend his frende in his presence injurit a1578 Pitsc. I. 114/9.
He iniurit and invaidit Galloway c1590 J. Stewart 14/75.
His disconfeit fais Quhom valȝantlie he in this sort injuird c1590 Ib. 116 § 5.
Suddan fall may tham injuir Quho clymmyng vp [etc.] 1623 Elgin Rec. II. 179.
Mariorie Crichtoun hurlit abak Mariorie Bonymans stooll upon hir selff and iniurit hir werie ewill(2) a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS cxix. 11.
Thy … honour Preis thé not to iniwir c1590 J. Stewart 24/324.
All accident that mycht hir fame injuir
3. To maltreat (a person) with words; to abuse, revile, insult.1561 St. A. Kirk S. 85.
The sayd Mr. Alexander in oppyn assemble injurit the Superintendent and sayd he hundit the hayl cuntre aganis hym 1562 Edinb. Hammermen 252 b.
The said William … iniuringe the said dekin and alssua callit him ane dewbill seditious man a1578 Pitsc. i. 82/31.
He [was] mokit and iniurrit be the Earle of Douglas friendis 1596 St. A. Baxter Bks. 59.
Johnne Grig molestit and iniurit Alexander Scharpe be wordis, boisting till haife puttin handis in him 1605 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 277.
Be injuring, calling him swynger, knawe 1543 Rec. Old Aberd. I. 72.
The miscalling, iniuring, … of the said Androw be saying, God nor he die in the skab 1653 Urquhart Rabelais i. xxv.
The bun-sellers … did injure them most outragiously, calling them pratling gablers, lickorous gluttons
