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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Inwart, adv. (adj.). Also: inwarte, -vart(e. [Sc. variant of Inward.]

1. Of motion: Towards the inside or interior (of a place, country, etc.). Of trade: Inward. b. fig. c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 2494.
He … walked one inwart a pece, To se Quhat thing thar-ine be may 1429 Acts II. 19/1.
The … lordschippis … strekande endlang the cost syde & inwart in the lande vj myle 1471 Edinb. Chart. 133.
Ilk fery bot cummand inwart in oure said havin 1475 Chart. St. Giles lxviii.
The … chapell of Sanct John fra the ald hers of yrn inwart 1519 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 186.
The fraucht … [is] the better chaip inwart becaus scho is fraucht swa deir furthwart 1531 Bell. Boece I. xxx.
The watter of Clyde, eftir that it hes roun lang towart the north, crukis ay inwart 1567 Crim. Trials I. 495.
The powlder and graith was carryed inwart a1578 Pitsc. I. 303/19.
He tuik ane anger and tuike wpe his camp and came invart into his awin castell of Dumbar

2. Of position: Within, inside, internally. a1568 Gyre-carling .
Quhill Blasour bled ane quart Of milk pottage inwart c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus i. 177.
In the car hand he bair ane bludie hart, Thirlit outthrow … With ane fell flane … Richt swa it did his awin body inwart

3. fig. Within the mind or heart. c1450-2 Howlat 389.
It synkis sone in all part Of a trewe Scottis hart Reiosand ws inwart 1513 Doug. i. x. 11.; etc.
Of cruell Juno the dreid brynt hir inwart 1535 Stewart 24422.
With vipros vennum inwart in his mynd 1560 Rolland Seven S. 7448.
It noyis me inwart in enrie part 1567 G. Ball. 16.
Our pure faith the power spirituall Of Christes blude, inwart it dois behauld c1590 J. Stewart 113/24.
My freindlie hart inwart Sall vith ȝow duill