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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Invade, Invaid, v. Also: invad, -wade; invaide, -vayd, -waid, -wayd; invead. [late ME. invade (1491), L. invadere.]
1. tr. To attack (a person, etc.) either personally or with an army or armed force; to assail or assault. Also absol.The usual word for ‘to attack’.(a) 1456 Hay I. 142/25.
Till invade na man, bot to defend allanerly Ib. 201/22.
And [= if] he wald invade him be way of dede 1500 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 86.
Invadand him with cruell wawpouns 1542 Acts II. 416/1.
Our said … souirane lord … with ane army of men … invadit the saidis Archibald and George 1561 Crim. Trials I. ii. 410.
Quhen the seruandis … of the craftis … wer assegeand and invadand the saidis provest [etc.] … in the tolbuyth 1599 Misc. Spottisw. C. II. 280.
He came and invaded her openly on the street and spulȝeit her of her silver belt 1622-6 Bisset I. 54/7.
Invading thy awin brother sone with tressonabill murthour 1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. i. xxi. § 2.
If the offender … upon an emergent offended or invaded the master of the house(b) 1510 Crim. Trials I. 65.
That na maner of personis tak upon hande to invaid ane ane uther 1520 Edinb. Chart. 205.
[To] tak thar … part in all their just … actionis aganis all vtheris that wald invaid thame vniustlie 1566 Crim. Trials I. ii. 481.
With drawin swords … [they] persewit and invaidit … David Riccio … and slew him 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 319.
If thai [papists] … be fundin … in the cuntrie, it salbe lesum to all the subjectis … to invaid thame 1604 Urie Baron Ct. 7.
Quhat sum euer tennent … that happennis to inwaid his nychbour, … putting hand in hym be violence 1622-6 Bisset I. 44/5.
Gif the actor invaid the defendareabsol. c1552 Lynd. Mon. 2036.
Thare wes na harnes in the lande, For till defend nor till invaid(c) 1508 Reg. Privy S. I. 253/2.
The said Robert come and inveadit him violently with the sammyn [staff]
b. Used of animals.1513 Doug. iii. iv. 62.
Our falloschip thir fowlys gan invayd, And onkouth kynd of batail dyd assay 1533 Boece ii. v. 64 b.
To the man quhais hound first invadit the hart … suld fall the skyn Ib. iii. xxi. 123 b.
Ane heird of wolfis … on the nycht … invading the wachis haistelie bereft ane
2. To invade or raid. a. To assail (a person or population). b. to enter aggressively (a territory), by way of invasion or hostile incursions.a. 1472 Edinb. Chart. 134.
To fosse … the said our burgh … in case our ald ennemyis of England adres thaim to inuade the said our conburges 1531 Bell. Boece I. .
That thay micht the better resist the fury of ennimes, quhen evir it hapnit thaim to be invadit 1533 Boece 24.
How King Alexander of Scotland and the dalphin of France invadit King Johnne a1578 Pitsc. I. 53/15.
[He] thairefter inwadit the Earle of Douglas witht fyre and suord Ib. 140/23.
The king invaidit the King of Inglandis faworaris in the north with all cruelltie 1596 Dalr. I. 81/24.
Ay and quhill thay war invadet be that potent natione of the Peychtesb. 1481 Acts II 139/1.
Geif it sall happin oure ennemyis to invaid the realme 1531 Bell. Boece I. 23.
Invading the countre with continuall heirschippis, fire and slauchter a1578 Pitsc. I. 239/11.
Gif Scotland war inwaidit with ony strangeris that Ingland sould ryse 1596 Dalr. I. 208/13.
In the meine tyme King Eugenie … inuadet Britannie wast of men of weir
3. To attack, assail, storm (a town, fortress, or ship).a1586 Maitland Geneal. Setoun 19.
Als ane … young man … invaiding the Inglish schippis hapnit to droun a1578 Pitsc. I. 21/31.
The gouernoure had beltit the seige about the castell and invaidit the samyn swa … schairplie 1596 Dalr. I. 163/29.
She cumis to Epiak the cheif toune in Galloway, quhilke suddenlie invadeng sche esilie obteines 1610 Crim. Trials III. 105.
Ȝea [= ye] … in all hosteill maner, invadit and persewit the said schip
4. To take possession of, seize upon, usurp, by armed force.c1515 Asl. MS. I. 258/2; Ib. 267/18.
Constantyne … invadit the crovne and tuke it 1572 Ferg. Sermon iii Malachi Sig.
The spuilȝe of the pure is in ȝour housis, ȝe inuaid the possessioun of that quilk appertenis not vnto ȝow 1588 King Cat. 109.
Di. Then efteruart nother brigued, … nother violentlie inuaded the Bishoprick
5. transf. And fig. a. With personal subject; To assail, in non-material senses.1531 Bell. Boece I. 15.
Otheris thocht expedient … to invade thair ennimes with hid slichtis and gud ordour Id. Livy I. 164/20.
The faderis … nocht onelie ceissit of thare gude dedis done to the smal pepill, bot als began to invaid thame ilk day with new iniuris 1562-3 Winȝet I. 61/16.
Contrare the waik memberis of Christe … inuadit maist feircelie to leve that haly religion 1567 G. Ball. 47.
[Christ's task,] To saif man and the feind inuaid
b. Said of disease, emotion, and the like.c1500 Rowll Cursing 151 (B).
Deip Acheron ȝour saulis invaid Als blak as ruch as ony taid 1513 Doug. v. viii. 86.
Onsylle wight, quhou dyd thi mynd invaid Sa gret wodnes? 1533 Boece ix. xi. 313 b.
Be the maladyis of ane rewme and cholkis fallin in his hals be was invadit 1533 Bell. Livy II. 224/3.
The Gaulis als war fellon[l]y invadit be pestilence a1570-86 Maitl. F. clxx. 60.
For to withstand all wo that can inwayd
c. Said of fire.1513 Doug. I. 12 (Contents).
How the fyre the navy dyd invaid
