A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1619-1650
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Reimburs(e, v. Also: ra-. [17th c. Eng. reimburse to repay (a sum) (1611), to recompense (a person) (1669), f. as Remburs(e v.] a. To repay (a sum). b. To recompense (a person). —a. 1619 Melrose P. 349.
Goode allowance and fees able to raimburs thair haill chargeis —b. a1650 Row 112.
The poore men to be reimbursed who hes debursed
