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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Ourgive, -gif, -geve, -gef, v. Also: oure-, owr(e)-, oer- and -giwe; -giff(e, -gyf(f, -gijf; -gewe; -geff, -geif(f; -gaiff; p.t. -gave, -gaif(f, -gef; p.p. -gevin, -yn; -giffin(e, -yn. [Cf. Overgive v. Appar. chiefly written as one word.]

tr. To give up, relinquish, resign, surrender (property, an office, a right, etc.).Freq. const. fra the giver and to or til or in the handis of a recipient or successor, or in favouris of a successor. Also (once) owrgyf owre.For some further examples see the various synonymous verbs and Baston n. b.(a) (1) 1453 Stirlings of Keir 226.
For til haf gyffyn oure … and be thir my present letteris frely ouregyffis til a worthy man, Henry of Levingstoune, … the landis of Castelcary 1465 Wemyss Chart. 87.
Ourgif 1481 Soc. Ant. Charter (Reg. H.) No. 14.
We … sal frely resigne renunce our gif and quietclame the said annuel rent 1491 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. I. 258.
He sal ourgif his office of collectoury ande ane new collectour salbe chosin 1492 Dunferm. B. Rec. I. 40.
[She] ourgiffis all rycht … in fauores of the said Jonet 1495 Contract (Mey P.) MS. 13 June.
[He] is bundin … to deliuer and ouregiff all charteris … and evidentis … of the said landis 1500 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 633.
Ouregijf 1501–2 Acta Conc. III. 139.
Owregiff 1542 Reg. Cupar A. II. 20.
Ourgive 1589 Burntisland B. Ct. 4 July.
Ourgiwe 1602 Ayr Chart. 137.
Lykas … we … renunce and ourgif fra ws … the said aikir of land … in the handis of the … provest [etc.](b) 1477 Stirlings of Keir 250.
[We] resingis, vpgeffis and ourgeffis … the landis … in the handis of a worchipful man 1496–7 Acta Conc. II. 66.
To renunce and owregeif the gift made … to him 1507 Grant Chart. 46.
Owrgewe 1535 Fam. Innes 99.
Ourgeve 1547 Liber Coll. Glasg. 138.
Ouregeif 1661 Irvine Deeds 12 Aug.
I … upgeve and ourgeve the samen from me(c) 1582 Perth B. Ct. 28 May.
To renunce discharge and ourgaiff ane hundreth merkis(2) 1530–1 Maxwell Mem. I. 261.
The said Schir James sall renunce and ourgyf owre in the handis of our sayd souerane lordis the tak and all wder rycht that he has in and to the kyppyng of the castell of Dunbartane(b) 1549 Newbattle Coll. (Somerville).
[He] renunsit quhytclemyt & ourgaiff for evyr his franktenement of … his landis 1552 Reg. Cupar A. II. 101.
Our gaif 1558 Inverness Rec. I. 23.
Ourgef 1586 Paterson Ayr & Wigton II. 411.
Oergaif 1587 in Montg. (Suppl. ed. S.T.S. 59) 278.
[The King promoted Erskine] to ane honorabill place … quhilk thairefter he at his maiesteis speciall desyr dimittit and ourgave agane 1612 Ecclesia Antiqua 295.
Ourgave 1615 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 422.(c) 1449 Liber Aberbr. 76.
To haff salde and frely ourgiffyn to Wilyam of Strathachyn … a lettyr of reuersioun 1455 Fraser P. 98.
I haf ourgiffine and … ourgiffis and quhitclames … all charteris [etc.] 1534 Orkney & Shetl. Rec. I. 64.
[We] … granttis ws … to have ourgiffin anelleit and ofhintit … quhatsumevir that pertenis … to ws [etc.](b) 1444 Reg. Great S. 63/2.
Till have renounsit ouregevin quyt clemyt … all richt [etc.] … till ane nobill … lorde 1474 Reg. Morton II. 222.
Ourgevyn 1508 Reg. Privy S. I. 232/1.
Landis [etc.] … now laitly … left and ourgevin in his handis be the said Andro 1552 Treas. Acc. X. 133.
Ouregevin be him in favouris of the said Schir Robert 1567 Reg. Morton I. 26.
Hir hienes … had be hir lettres … dimittit and ourgevin hir croun and auctorite in fauouris of hir sone