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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1458-1615
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Outland, n. Also: owt-, wit-. [ME. outland (Manning) foreigner, owt-lond (?a 1400), e.m.E. owte lande (1551), foreign land, Amer. Eng. outlandes pl. (1676) outlying lands, OE. útland outlying land of an estate, foreign land.] Land held in addition to but lying outside a principal holding or principal estate. Also pl. in same sense.In Orkney: land which formed part of an udal estate but lay outside the ‘hede-bule’ or principal farm.plur. 1458 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. I. iii.
Eciam de vno crofto vocato Halylandis cum ly Witlandis jacente [etc.] 1578 Rec. Earld. Orkney 143.
The said land lay under the haid bwile or howis, and thair wes na owtlandis to outred the sister except the wit off the cuntre brak the saminsing. 1507–8 Rec. Earld. Orkney 79.
That the said Thome Tulloch … sal hafe the halff of all the landis of Nes inland and owtland 1537 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I. 413.
The prophetis of … the foirsaid tenment outland inland bygyt and for to be bygyt 1588 Protocol Book of J. Inglis 24 July.
Mr. Johne brak doun ane part of ane faill daik that the said parsone haid causit big within his properte & als turnit certand of the out land quhilk wes sawin thair anent 1615 Peebles Gleanings 37.
With provisioun that the tenementis nor out-land sall nocht be sauld bot conjunctlie 1615 Ib. 38.
That infeftment sal be gevin of the tenementis for yearlie payment of the few maillis of the outland
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