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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Outcastin(g, vbl. n. Also: owt-. [ME. (Rolle, Ayenbite) and e.m.E. outkastynge, -kestinge, -casting.] a. The casting out or evicting (a person) from a house or property or putting out of his chattels. b. Expulsion, banishment. c. pl. Things cast out, refuse, rejects. d. A falling out, a quarrel: cf. Outcast n.a. 1469 Acts II. 95/2 (see Incasting vbl. n.). 1481 Acta Aud. 96/1.
The owtcastin of thaim furth of the housis of the said maling 1482–3 Acta Conc. II. cxiii.
For the wrangwis furthputting and outcasting of the said Thomas and his spous out of a tenement … liand in Dunfermlin 1495 Ib. I. 427/1. 1501–2 Ib. III. 161.
[He did wrong in the] distruccione of the sade houshald gudis the tyme of the owtcasting of the sammynb. 1613 Dunferm. B. Rec. II. 115.
The judge … ordains execution of warding or outcasting to pas presentlie heiruponc. c1520-c1535 Nisbet 1 Cor. iv. 13.
As clengeingis of this warlde we ar made the outcastingis [P. out castyng] of all thingis till yitd. 1706 Reid Autob. 72.
And beware of out-castings and janglings amongst yourselves
