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Spac(e, Spaic(e, n. Also: spas(e, spasse, spais, spec(e, speice, speis, speace, spaiche. [ME and e.m.E. space (Cursor M.), spase (c1400), F. espace (c1155 in Larousse), L. spatium.]

I. Time.

1. With def. art., etc.: A period or extent of time expressed conventionally in days, hours, years, etc. Chiefly in adverbial use in prep. phrs., freq. without the preposition. Also const. possess. Also, rarely, with omission of the article.Also in collocation with tym, termes, etc.def. art., etc. (1) a1400 Leg. S. vi 361.
Of a monethe efter the space, Quhen [etc.] c1400 Troy-bk. ii 1448 (C).
The Gregeois than liberaly The space of four moneth holely Graunted to the refectioune Of tho shippes 1456 Hay II 129/28.
The space that somer contenis is four score and xij dayes, xxij houris and a thrid part of ane houre 1496–7 Acta Conc. II 49.
The sade letter of tak producit … togidder with the entre, the space of the yeris to rin [etc.] 1549 Compl. 35/27.
Fra the begynnyng of the varld on to the consummatione of it sal be the space of sex thousand ȝeir 1560 Rolland Seven S. 1622.
I haue spent richt ill my seuin ȝeiris space 1562-3 Winȝet I 23/12.
My aige, spent in the teching of the grammar scule of Linlychtquow, about the space of ten ȝeiris 1597–8 Household Bks. Jas. VI and Anne 28 Feb.
Februarii 1597 inclusive to Februarii 1598 exclusive being the space off ane ȝeir(2) 14.. Burgh Laws c. 36 (A).
Na burges sal lene to balȝe of castell … bot the valur of xl d. of his gudis & that thru the space of xl dais 1496–7 Acta Conc. II 53.
Wilȝeame … sal … pay to the saide Robert … fifty merkis … for the malis … of the saidis landis be the sade space of twa yeris 1502 Crim. Trials I i 30.
The sheref … sall tak the saidis Robert [etc.] … ande put thame in presone … for the space of fourty days 1533 Boece 504.
The son was sa obscurit … that to the space of twa houris it apperit haw and pale 1560 Bk. Disc. 214.
One reader onlie … who shall compleit his course in the space of one yeare 1569 Reg. Privy C. II 12.
Fourty men … to ly and accumpany the men of weir at the said castell during the space of thre monethis 1572 Acts III 75/1.
That gif ony possessoure of benefices … remanis thairat attoure the space of ȝeir and day [etc.] 1600-1610 Melvill 238. 1619 Dundee B. Laws 348. 1650 Acts Sederunt ii 69. 1675 Edinb. B. Rec. X 219.
He shall have libertie for two moneths space 1686 Cramond Kirk S. II 5 Sept.
[He] was appointed to bring a testim. … within a moneths space(b) 1526 Dunferm. B. Rec. I 218.
The compt maid be Dauid Kellok … of all … maillis [etc.] … of all the spaice of twa yeiris 1535 Wigtown B. Ct. 306b.
For the spais of foure ȝere 1580 Edinb. Skinners in Bk. Old Edinb. C. VI 71.
Alexander Thomsone hes tane ane prenteis … for the spaiche of 5 ȝeiris 1603 Moysie 8.
The lordis … , efter ressoning thearanent be the spaice of echt days, could not [etc.] 1639 Lanark B. Rec. 133. 1648 Dumbarton Common Gd. Acc. 161.
For my awn … expenses in going and staying in Edinburgh be the spaic of 16 dayes 1698 E. Loth. Antiq. Soc. II 45.
George Gray … to be executioner or lockman of the said burghe for ane year's spaice(c) 1512–13 (c1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I 140.
For the speice of xl dayis(d) 1633 Orkney Witch Trial in Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. V 546.
Speace 1647 Durh. Univ. J. XXXIV 62.
She … come bake againe in ane hours speace 1679 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 315 (19 July).
Speace(e) 1672 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 141.
I acclame the said Thomas for the calf and milk of one cow sett be me to him for the spec of ane year(3) a1400 Leg. S. iii 778.
Quhen the licht had bene thar The space of half ane houre and mar It disparit 1456 Hay I 47/34.
The citee of Cartage was biggit before Rome the space of thre score and twa ȝeris 1490 Irland Mir. I 107/6.
This discord … endurit mare than the space of v thousand ȝere c1500 Fyve Bestes 174.
He … baire the rewle threttene ȝeris space a1500 Adv. MS 25.4.15 fol. 95, 96.
He salbe prisonnyt sa the space of xl dais 1535 Stewart 36607.
To na leid thair counsall wald discuir, Continewalie the space all of ane ȝeir 15.. Clar. ii 1909.
The feist indurit furth ane monethes space a1578 Pitsc. I 337/20. 1596 Dalr. I 5/24.
The beimes of the sone, al Scotland throuch, the hail nychte ar sein, the space of twa monethis 1623 Perth Kirk S. MS 14 May.
Quhilk payne lestit the space of sex dayis 1630 Justiciary Cases I 147.
He abaid with thame the space of ane quarter of ane hour 1679 Boharm Kirk S. 24 Aug.
[They] had been slaves the space of sex yeirs to the Turke(b) a1578 Pitsc. I 190/5.
Eftir that he had rung in Ingland the spaice of xxij ȝeiris 1633 Edinb. Test. LVI 197. 1636 Dumbarton B. Rec. 51.
Maryit on Bessie Martin the spaice of ten yeirs bypast(c) 1605 Crawford Mun. Invent. II 224 (16 Dec.).
I am forcit to sitt vpe nightlie in my clois, quhilk hes continvit the speis off aught owkis bygane(d) 1611 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 336.
To the scleters and hes sarvantis for ther morning drinkes [etc.] … the spece of ane moneth 16… Crail Squaremen 21.
That no maner of prentis be mead frieman with outt he be bound the spece of sex yieris(4) 1469 Oliphants 14.
My present lettres of manranschipe till endure … for all the tym and spase of fyve ȝeris forsaide 1478 Peebles B. Rec. I 183.
For the spas and termes of fowr yeiris next folowand 1490 Irland Mir. I 112/29.
This lang space and tyme of v thousand ȝere 1496–7 Acta Conc. II 54.
Wilȝeame … producit ane letter of tak … of … the landis of Munivy [etc.] … for the space and termes of nynetene yeris 1524 Reg. Privy S. I 497/2.
For all the space and termes of ix ȝeris … following the ischey and outrinin of his takkis(b) 1615 Aboyne Rec. 234.
For the haill spaice yeiris and termes of uther nynteine yeiris(c) 1579 Liber Melros 653.
For all the spece and tym of nyntein ȝeiriswithout art. 14.. Burgh Laws c. 66 (B).
He [sc. a burgess] sal len thrw space of xl days. And gyfe he [sc. the baillie of a castle] payis it nocht wyth in space he sal nocht len hym mare

b. With the period defined according to various other criteria. Also, the period, etc. of time needed to do (something) or while something takes place.All the space, = all the time, constantly.(1) a1400 Leg. S. iii 556.
Haf I nocht geffyne thé The space of a nycht to avice thé ?c1500 Rathen Manual 28/2.
Wythin the space of aine generacioune c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 210.
Yoldyn … To lady Beautee in a moment space c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 232.
Sudaynly in the space of a luke All was hyne went c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 186/26.
Thow seis the wrechis set … To gaddir gudis all thar liffis spaice 1519 Selkirk B. Ct. MS fol. 70b.
Hir wost burne myll … for all the spac of the said Jonetis lyfftime … payand therfor ȝerlye [etc.] 1534 Treas. Acc. VI 234.
Payit … to xv men to cast the space of xv tydis about the schip, viij d. the man for ilk tyde 1535 Stewart 26.
Thair nobill deidis, and of thair ring the space, Ay lyneall descendand to his grace 1550 Reg. Cupar A. II 68.
Powar … to … rais the malis … of our said tenement … induring the said space of nonentres 1550 Reg. Cupar A. II 82.
For all the dayis, space, and termis of … thairis lyftymes 1560 Rolland Seven S. 6076.
Ane word not spak ane Pater noster space 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 14.
Nayne sal persevere regent in thys college langar than the space of twa coursis 1558-66 Knox I 45.
For the space of a hole Lentran, he tawght the commandimentis of God 1664 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. I 622.
The goods … may be clenged by being putt in the sea for the space of thrie tydes(b) 1663 Galloway P. 2 July.
The house … to be … possesit by the said Johne for the speace of this present takepl. 1638 Moses Bundle No. 25, 1033 in Bk. Old Edinb. C. XXXI 177.
During the hail spaces [sc. 3 years and 4 years respectively] of their prenteisschipis(2) a1400 Leg. S. xliii 616.
Scho had mad purchas To God that scho mycht luf the space That scho mycht thaim til hym commend 1587-99 Hume 35/33.
The halfe neereby the space is gane. Quhilk to remaine heere nature hes thee lent 1665–7 Lauder Jrnl. 4.
Wheir I stayed all the space I was at Paris — 1508 Reg. Privy S. I 265/2.
For al the tyme and space it happinnis the said landis to be in his handis(3) c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 18/99.
Off this schort tyme [M. lyf] remembring nocht the space 1560 Rolland Seven S. 4096.
Thocht lufe & fauour betuix them micht be sene Ȝit all thair space na barnis was thame betuene c1590 J. Stewart 235 § 143.
Foull Glottonie … Did birll the vyne vpon me all the space 1622-6 Bisset I 4/28.
Quhais house … Monsueir Pila ȝit bruikis (at the leist schorte space of tyme sence) 1675 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. MS 3 April.
Fynes Thomas Massoun [etc.] … for ther selling of salt … within this certain short space 1690 J. M. Beale Fife Schools 195.
[The schoolmaster] diverted himself ther fra this prity space bygone by an trade of [etc.]

c. In phrases referring to a previously (once, subsequently) specified period. Also pl.def. art. 1456 Hay I 212/20.
Thaire Duk of Syncambrianis was governour of all thai contreis, [etc.] … for all the space of the tyme before namyt 1496 Acta Conc. II 8.
The proffittis of the saidis landis that he mycht haf had sen the saide space 1531–2 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 106.
Be the spas befoir writtin 1539 Liber Melros II 627.
For all the tyme and space forsaid 1542 Reg. Cupar A. II 22.
The saidis James … sall bruik and jose induring the space forsaid all priuilege [etc.] 1559 Rentale Dunkeld. (SHS) 354.
To tua masonis iiij s. on the day the space of xvij dayis … 3 l. 8 s. … to ane morterman xij d. on the day the said space, 17 s. 1575 Edinb. Test. III 258.
I ordine my wif & sone to … hald hous to thame quhensoevir I inlaik for that space 1602 Melvill 548.
Ane perpetuall securitie … to be renewit … for the lyk space 1606 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV 57.
In caice it sal happin the saidis fugitiwes … nocht till … fulfill the … decreit … within the said space of fyftene dayis … oblissis ws … to … pay … sic sowmes … as the decreit … sall contene … within the space 1617 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 82.
For his horse hyir that space [sc. 18 days] being 9^xx mylnes at 18 d. the mylle 1656 Misc. 3 Spald. C. II 192.
Spaice(b) 1647 Durh. Univ. J. XXXIV 62.
She confest about the speace forsaid [supra about 40 yeiris bygaine ore theirby]pl. 1567 Reg. Privy C. I 557.
The spaces abonewrittin respective being bipast 1638 Moses Bundle No. 25, 1033 in Bk. Old Edinb. C. XXXI 176, etc.
Jonet and Elspeth Eistounes … becomes bund prenteisses … during the spaces following [etc.]without art. 1541 Acta Conc. & Sess. MS XV 167b.
The proffittis of ilk ox ȝerlie be said space extending … to vj firlotis of mele 1564 St. A. Kirk S. 229.
Jhon Rychardson to compeir … ane hour befoyr the prechyn and thar at the kyrk dur space forsayd stand in the jogis [etc.]

2. With or without indef. art.: A lapse, extent or interval of time; chiefly with qualifying adj. indicating the approximate length of time: (a) litill, schort, etc. space, a little, etc. while; also, without qualifier.Also, a warme space, a period of moderate temperature. Also, to ask, grant (a) space to do or for doing (something).The 1513 and 1615 quots. may belong in 3.indef. art. (1) 1375 Barb. xv 285.
The vynd thame helpit … Swa that, in-till a litill spas, Thar flot … our-drawyn was c1450-2 Howlat 112 (A).
To schape me a schand bird in a schort space a1500 Rauf C. 334.
He kneillit doun … Thankand God ane greit space c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 114/61.
He crap als far as he micht win And hid him thair ane weill lang space 1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 149.
My schorte solace allace Wes dreuin in dolour in one lytill space 1564 Reg. Privy C. I 277.
Thai … placeit him in ane convenient hous … quhilk he peccabillie broukit be a large space 1585 Kirkcaldy B. Rec. 108.
That nane of the ground of Innerkeill be ressavit in this toun for ane gud space to cum 1684 Kirkintilloch B. Ct. 126.
[He] went abroad ane certan space bygane — 1683 Reid Sc. Gard'ner (1683) 95.
You must raise them [sc. melons] on the early hot-bed … setting drinking glasses on them … and cover on the matts over the whole … taking off the matts in temperate dayes, but keep on the glasses except in a warme space(b) 1540 Lynd. Sat. 3651.
We sall leir ȝow to dance Within ane bony littill spaice 1540–1 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 230.
And within ane bonny spaice the gudman come riddand [etc.] 1627 Conv. Burghs III 241.
To meitt and convein at the said burgh ane competent spaice before the said day(c) c1615 Chron. Kings 26.
The Abbay of Collimkill, quhair … the Kingis of Scotland wes burreyitt for ane lang speace 1647 Durh. Univ. J. XXXIV 62.
She confest their apeired to her a number of kats … and witin a littell speace theirafter, they turned ower to men and wemen(2) a1500 Henr. Fab. 1416 (Bann.).
Myrry and glaid thus dansit thay a spais 1560 Rolland Seven S. 5583.
I am … Beseiking ȝow to heir me speik ane space c1590 J. Stewart 36/222. c1620 Boyd Zion's Fl. 137.
Men for a space pace in prosperity(3) 1513 Doug. iv viii 50.
A litil delay I ask, … A space my furour to asswage 1615 Fraserburgh Kirk S. 48a (7 March).
[He] creawis … that [the session] … wold grant him a space for perfyting of the rest of his repentance 1622 D. Lindesey Heavenly Chariot 12.
A certain space is graunted unto them, to advise themselves, about this their sinne(4) 1622-6 Bisset I 113/11.
They … sall discourse in Latyne upoun the said text in the inner courte … sic ane competent space as salbe injoyned and limitate to thame be the saidis lordis(5) 1504 Dunferm. B. Rec. I 344.
Quhilk land … Wilyam Mortone had for ane certane space of yeris 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Setter-dayis.
The Setterdayis slop is ane space of time, within the quhilk it is nocht leasum to take salmonde fishwithout art. (1) 1375 Barb. iii 255.
For nane wate, in how litill space That god wmquhile will send his grace a1400 Leg. S. ii 253.
And thu sall haf it in schort space ?1438 Alex. i 123.
The laif … faucht sua that, in lytill spais, Of deid and woundit fele thair was 1436 Coll. Aberd. & B. 394.
The … assise … bade furth lang space and … in come agayn c1450-2 Howlat 310 (A).
Ȝe sall heire in schort space Quhat worthy lordis thar was 1498 Acta Conc. II 185.
That [he] had uther ressons til schaw and had bot schort space til avise for our sade soverane lordis enteres in that mater 1513 Doug. ii x 139.
Gif goddis lykyt lenth my life langar space 1546 Lynd. Trag. Card. 174.
My counsall was, within schort space, Forfaltit 1560 Rolland Seven S. 5307.
How hes occurrit this cace That our greit towre is fallin in sa schort space 1572 Sat. P. xxxii 126.
We … sall pray … To send thé grace, lang space in weilfair wend, That we may se thé puneis vice, but meik c1590 J. Stewart 27/440.
My irkit horse he may induir na space To beir vs baith 1615 Melrose P. 210.
To suspend him hallie for certane space, fra all use of his calling 1619 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 279.
The saidis commissioneris … causing knok sum space at the said yett [etc.](2) a1500 Seven S. 36.
I sall him all science leir Within na mar space than sevyne ȝeir 1533 Bell. Livy II 146/11.
Lat thame suffir thame self … to absent fra thare … wyiffis langare space than thai afore war accustumate 1619 Laing MSS 154.
I hop … to pay all my dettis in shorter spase then is expectit 1632 St. A. Baxter Bks. 94.
That na brother of the said craft … sall receave ane prenteis for any les space or ȝeiris nor fyve ȝeiris 1661 Kelso Glovers 10.(3) c1400 Troy-bk. ii 1446 (C).
Syn that refections sere Thame [sc. the ships] neded he of refetyne Thame [sc. the Greeks] preyed space to graunt hem syn(4) 1375 Barb. xi 9.
Schir Philip … tauld the king … How he a [tuelf] moneth … Had … to reskew Strewillyne … that Scottis men had set a day To fecht, and that sic space he had To purway hym 1569 Reg. Privy C. II 26.
To convoy the … artaillierie for sic space as the saidis shereffis [etc.] … sall particularlie limitate and appoint 1592 Mining Rec. 70.
I beseik your lordschippis that ye will grant me inspectioun of the saidis Mr. Johnes writtis for sik space as your lordships thinkis I throchlie aduise with my procutores

b. An hour, etc. of space. a1400 Leg. S. xxxviii 218.
God, … lene me of thi grace The tyme of ane ȝere of space, That [etc.] 1461 Liber Plusc. I 388.
X M yeire … quhen it is gane, semys bot an houre of spasse

3. Time or opportunity (for) to, till do (something), that (something) might be done or of doing (something) or without const.Also in collocation with laser, tyme, etc.(1) 1375 Barb. xiii 104.
The folk that behind thaim was, … for thar awne folk had na space Yheyt to cum [to] the assembling 1375 Barb. xx 176.
And I thank God that has me sent Space [C. spas] in this lyve me to repent 1375 Barb. xx 234.
Gif God will me gif Laser and space so lange till liff a1400 Leg. S. xxvi 882.
God hym lent Lynt & space hyme to repent ?1438 Alex. i 873.
Gif I may Haif mycht and space and lyfe thairto, This message glaidly will I do c1450 Cr. Deyng 95.
Thocht a man mycht nocht have space to ask mercy, tharfor suld he nocht dyspare c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 21/6.
My corrupt conscience askis, clips and cryis First grace, syne space for to amend my mys a1538 Abell 71b.
Quhen … [a man] hes space & tyme to be confessit 1567 Anderson Collect. Mary I 97.
Ȝit gaif he us lytill space to meditate … , evir preissing us with continewall and importune sute a1568 Bann. MS I p. 18/12.
That we may speid spend on ws space To get of our gilt forgifnes a1568 Bann. MS I p. 20/67.
Lord len ws laser lyfe and space … And grant ws … thy grace That we our misdeidis may amend 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 187.
He being ryding vpoun ane broun naig, culd neuer haue space to change of the samyn vpoun his led horse, bot continwallie raid(2) a1500 Prestis of Peblis 1330.
Into this eird quhill we haue time and space c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 62/61.
He … that put in hir sic grace Off bewty, bontie, riches, tyme or space c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 188/4.
Thyne awin gude spend quhill thow hes space c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 192/28.
Quhy wald thow … craif that thow may have mo space? c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 195/50.
In quyet place Thocht thay haif space … Thay can … Purches sum grace At the compositouris c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 207/32.
Asking wald haif … Convenient tyme, lasar, and space 1513 Doug. x Prol. 10.
The day to labour for rest thow ordanit nicht For diuers causis schupe seir sessonis and spacis 1528 Lynd. Dreme 290. Arundel MS 281/68.
O Mary, … impetrait to me, … fra thy best belouit sone, marcy, space of verray pennance, … and the grace of the Haly Gaist c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus iii 153.
Thow sall not aill, and I haif life and space 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 33.
The lytill space of rest that crueltie gevis thame thay spend in devysing of generall inquietnes throw the … realme a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xxxix 10.
Thy beutie … suld me feid, If we had tyme and space(3) c1515 Asl. MS I 320/9.
Synnaris weping sall haf grace and space of lyf till amend

II. Extent.

4. Distance, a (particular) distance; a space, = a little way. Also const. of the distance in miles, etc. Also fig.The quot. from Clariodus in (1) may belong in 2 (1) above.(1) 1375 Barb. xi 351.
On ather hand The tother bataillis suld be gangand Besid on sid a litill space 1375 Barb. xiii 609.
Giff ony stad war sa That he behind left ony space Sesyt alsone … he was ?a1450 Florimond 489.
He hade passit bot ane halwe space, Qu[h]ane [etc.] a1500 Bk. Chess 2091.
Richt sad in moving suld thir women be And of schort space & to no fer cuntre c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 147/27.
Thane com the ladyis danceing in ane trece, And Nobilnes befoir thame come ane space Saying [etc.] 1533 Boece 52b.
Ane heich montane ane grete space within the sey callit the Mule 1549 Compl. 56/2.
The space or largenes that is betuix his tua een 15.. Clar. ii 1474.
Or the king com neir the justing place, They micht his minstrellis heir ane long space 1591 Reg. Morton I 176.
Thaj var ane lang spaice away or vord cam to the plaice 1600 Acts IV 203/2.
Eftir that maister Alexander had comeit ane certane space with his hienes he raid away [etc.](b) 15.. Clar. i 754.
Nane … his straik … micht sustine, They went abake richt fast befor his face, Whair ever he come they list him rune a speace(2) 1386 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 9.
Thai may … pesibly by thar vitailles [etc.] … on Northalue and on Westhalue the forseide castelx and toun to the space of twa myle c1515 Asl. MS I 162/1.
Euery draucht is to draw the space of xxviij^m pase 1536 Prot. Bk. Sir J. Cristisone 50.
Each of them should have pasture … to the space of ane payr of butlynthis 1551 Edinb. B. Rec. II 158.
That nane pas out of the toun to by ony wild foule … be the space of vj myllis 1562 (c1650) Dundee B. Laws 29.
The space of eight footes a1578 Pitsc. I 336/8.
Ane blokhouse quhilk was loftit and iestit the space of thrie house hight 1611 Reg. Panmure I xcv.
The space of fourscor passes 1629 Old Ross-shire I 200.
Digging ane watter-gang be the space of thrie myles(b) 1627 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. VIII 402.
Ane pair of buttis speace(3) 1375 Barb. xiv 502.
A litill hill that was Bot fra the toun a litill space [C. spas] c1420 Wynt. iv 58.
The Albanyis, that in that quhile Fra Rome off space wes auchtene myle 1460 Hay Alex. 3038.
Ane vther place … fra the toun of Tyre a littil space a1500 Henr. Fab. 1982.
‘Schir,’ said the foxe, … ‘Ane lang space fra thame thay will feill my sent’ c1475 Wall. viii 1174.fig. 1513 Doug. iii x 58.
Mydwart betwix Charibdis and Scylla A litil space fra ded by athir(4) a1400 Leg. S. iii 1081.
Quhat space is ewyne Fra the ȝerde vpe to the hewyne?(5) 1513 Doug. x xiii 39.
Mesurand with hys e als large spais As he mycht thraw a castyng speir 1513 Doug. xii xiv 49.
Ne went it [sc. the stane] all the space, as he dyd myntfig. c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 120/58.
Ay sic space is us betwene That nane can schut it with ane flane

5. An extent or area (of ground, sky, etc.), an expanse. Also fig. c1420 Wynt. ii 700.
Ane yle, [that] wes in the se, Off gret space and off quantyte 1456 Hay II 113/25.
Under the firmament that is callit the space fra the mone dounwart c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 427.
I … drawis my clok … our my face … That I may spy unaspyit a space me beside 1566-70 Buch. Comm. on Virgil Eclogues iv 50.
How grytnes or gryt hollow space 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. i 151.
They [sc. millers] malitiouslie occupyes ane greater space betwix the happer and the mylnstane for their awin profitefig. 1567 G. Ball. 132.
His greit grace, schawin vs the space Sa plenteouslie a1568 Scott xxxvi 6.
For the mvltitud and space Off thy heich clemens

6. Room on a piece of paper available for writing.Not in Eng. till c1530. a1400 Leg. S. Prol. 27.
Thare-fore in lytil space here, I wryt the lyf of sanctis sere c1420 Ratis R. 1099.
Tak gud kep … to this pase Fore here ar vrytin in lytill space Sum thingis that may help [etc.] c1450-2 Howlat 34 (A).
Bot all thar names to nevyn as now it nocht neid is It war prolixt and lang, and lenthing of space

7. In music: The interval between the lines of the staff. c1550-c1580 Art of Music 4b.
Ane figur or ane virgule ower lynis and spacis transuertit c1550-c1580 Art of Music 4b.
Gif ony virgule is to be four haill spacis transuertit ane larg twichand all the fyve lynis that pause is of mud maior c1550-c1580 Art of Music 4b.
Meidspaic c1550-c1580 Art of Music 5.
Mid spece

8. ? A unit of measurement. [Perhaps f. Pace n.¹ 2 with prothetic s; cf. SND Space n., v.] 1601 Aberd. Eccl. Rec. 182.
Slaying of him … cuming furth of the kirk … a tua space fra the dur thairof 1602 Aberd. Eccl. Rec. 188.
Within the … kirk yarde, distant fra the … kirk dur tua space or thairby