A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Inseat, n. [Also Inset(t n.] Cf. onseat, s.v. Onset(t, n.2 and outseat, s.v. Outset, n.1 (Appar. local.) —1652 Burnett of Leys 264.
With … their … toftes, croftis, outseatis, inseatis, partis, pendicles 1669 Burnett Fam. P.
With the … pasturages, outseatis, inseatis, annexes, connexis Ib.
Pasturages, onseatis, inseatis, annexis