A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Outin,) Outtin, a. [ME. outen, uten, coming from without (see Outintounis a.); if not merely a shortening of Outintoun attrib. or Outintounis a.] From, or belonging to a person from, outside the town. —1481 Prestwick B. Rec. 29.
That in tyme cumin thare be na outtin scheip ony way tane ȝerly and haldin in the toune be ony induellar
