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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Outlandis, Outlands, a. Also owt-, vowt-, ut-, wtlandis, outlandes; owtlands; outlens. [ME. (north midl.) outlandes (Manning) foreign (men, kings), appar. possess. sing. or pl. used attrib., of Outland; but cf. also Outlandisch,a., of which this would be the regular Sc. representative. (For a parallel formation, cf. Uplandis.)]

1. Coming from outside, not belonging to, or residing outside, a particular burgh. = Outland attrib. 2.a. Of persons. b. Of goods. c. Of mills.a. (1) c1420 Bute MS. 153 b.
Of mute betwx a burges & ane outlandis man 1489 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 58.
And anentis the outlandismen 1531 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 115.
Quhar that outlandis men or nychtbouris na frehalderis can be apprehendit 1546 Reg. Great S. 757/1.
Quhilkis outlandis men of grete clannis hes … purchast thair fredomes throw solistatioun … of grete clannit men … adjacent to the said burgh [of Inverness] 1563 Peebles B. Rec. I. 293.
In compleining to outlandis men to maik pairty aganis thair aldirmen 1581 Elgin Rec. I. 160.
That he sall nocht mak na vtlandis man, to wit no laird nor barroun, provest [etc.] 1591 Misc. Spald. C. III. 166.
Outlandis men 1607 Inverness Rec. II. 52.
Vithe na landuart nor outlandis man 1608 Inverurie B. Ct. 25 Oct.
Wtlandis men 1609 St. A. Baxter Bks. 74.
Na … owtlandis manis sone(2) 1489 (1528) Reg. Great S. 120/1.
Outlandis folkis … usand ther craft in this toune 1513 (c 1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I. 145.
Outlands folk(3) 1620 Banff Ann. II. 168.
For ilk tounes bairne the soume of sax s. 8 d. … and for ilk outlandis bairne … threttein s. iiii d. 1647 Ib. 171.
Outlandes(4) 1529 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 98.
All that ar outlandis burges and utheris usand fremen offices vithin the toun and uthouth 1568 Crail B. Ct. 12 Oct.
Thomas Scoit in Cammo mill is maid burges and fry mane of this burght as the rest of the outlens burges is 1618 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 161.
For … punishing our outlands burgesses 1632 Cullen B. Rec. 7 Dec.
The haill outlandis burgess of this burghe ar ordanit … to be decernit to tyn thair burgeship for non residence(5) 1552 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 166.
The outlandis baxstaris frequentand to this merkit 1580 Ib. IV. 158.
And the profeitt … thairof redounding to the vowtlandis browsteris is abstractit frome the friemenis … of the said burgh 1582–3 Elgin Rec. I. 170.
Na owtlandis flescher 1587 Aberd. Trades 84.
Sicklike outlands craftismen that are notht born burgesses sons or freemens sons of the said burgh 1595 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 146.
To all owtlands baxteris(6) 1615 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 322.
Distinguisching the samen [the common lands of the burgh] fra outlandis lordis landis(7) 1578 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 68.
The outlandis strang beggarisb. 1539 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 95.
The owtlands breid ordanit to wey … xix vncec. 1641 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 255.
That if any … inhabitant … salbe fund to grind any of thair cornis at outlandis milnis

2. From another country, foreign. 1583 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 277.
[No-one except gild brethren to] sell … ony forane or owtlandis clayth of woll, exceptand alwayes … lynning, freis, kelt, Yorkschyre clayth, cairsayes [etc.] 1596 Dalr. I. 53/6.
Quither thay [sc. in Dundee] be richer in outlandis geir and merchandise or in thair awne labour and industrie