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Renȝe, Reinȝe, n. Also: reyn-, reng-, reing-, reyng- and -ȝie, -ye, -eȝe; rainie, -ȝ(i)e, raynie; raniȝe; rinȝe, ringay. Pl. also ringeses. [OF regne. Cf. Rein n., Ren(e n.]

1. ? A rein for controlling or directing a horse, etc. b. sing. and pl. A pair of reins.Also a decorative (? non-functional) version intended for display.Also fig. or in fig. context.sing. (a) ?1438 Alex. i 2627 (see Patrell n.). Ib. ii 8251.
My renȝe to ȝeme I thé betak
1460 Hay Alex. (S.T.S.) 1695.
His men him … led out of the pres Be the renȝe, his hed hingand on wry
1497 Treas. Acc. I 340.
For ane quartar of wellus to the fals renȝe of the kingis gret bridill
1512 Ib. IV 308.
To Thome Burne, sadillare, for mending of … ane renȝe
1513 Doug. iii viii 71.
Bestis … To draw the cart, and thoil brydill and renȝe
1529 Treas. Acc. V 366.
Ane quhite reneȝe to ane brydill
1542 Ib. VIII 146.
Ane renȝe of blak silk for the quenis haiknay
1551 Ib. X 29.(b) 1375 Barb. ii 418.
Schyr Philip … hynt hys rengȝe
(c) 1375 Barb. xi 182.
Schyr Gilis … he set Apon a half, hys reyngye to get [MS kept]
(d) 1604-9 Grahame Anat. Hum. 37b.
If his horse should … not be answerable to the rainȝie
pl. (a) ?1438 Alex. i 887.
Thai … Gaderit thare hors and knyt thair renȝes
1507 Treas. Acc. III 396.
For … thre handis to renȝeis
1513 Doug. i iv 4.
Neptune … movit in his chare, Slakking his renȝeis with prosper cours and fair
Ib. v xiii 122.
Thar renȝeis and thetys … [he] leit do slyp
Ib. x x 77.
This Lyger led the renȝeis with hys hand
1531 Bell. 1531 Boece II 454.
All the gret hors … wer sa effrayit … that na renyeis micht hald thame
1537 Treas. Acc. VI 355.
Reneȝeis
1539 Ib. VII 255. 1548 Ib. IX 223.
Renȝies
1562 Ib. XI 180.
For viij cordallis of philosell silk to be renȝeis and harnesing to the … madynis
(b) ?1438 Alex. ii 1446.
[He] hes in hand his reinȝeis raucht
a1500 K. Hart 174.
And both thair reynȝeis cleikit in hir handis
1538 Treas. Acc. VII 10.
For ane heidsteill witht the reingȝeis and buttonis thairof
1589 Ib. MS 164b.
Tua pair of reinȝeis to the tua trype sadillis
1593 Edinb. Test. XXVI 57.
Four lang reinȝeis price viij s.
1681 Foulis Acc. Bk. 95.
Headstaill and reinȝies to it of oyled leither 9s
(c) 1594 Warrender P. (S.H.S.) II 259.
That everye ane rin [at the ring] with losse rinȝes and with als meikill speid as his hors hes
1679 Russell Account (1817) 416.
Gripping the ringeses of the foremost horse in the farthest side
(d) 1629 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. III 269.
Throwing his thowme with the raniȝeis of ane brydill
1694 Foulis Acc. Bk. 165.
A pair new rainies
fig. c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 350.
I wald na langar beir on bridill, bot braid vp my heid …; I gert the renȝeis rak and rif in to sondir
1560 Rolland Seven S. 4077.
We sall hald in thy renȝeis … And check ȝow into chenȝeis

c. As the second element of a compound in brydill-renȝe(is (see also Bridill-renȝe n.). ?1438 Alex. ii 8226.
My brydill reinȝeis heir I thé geif
1503 Treas. Acc. II 205.
For … wellus, to covir ane bridil renȝe for the king
1540–1 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 231.
Philp Scot callit upoun hir to hauld the briddell renye
1608 Crim. Trials III 45.
The deponer … preist to haif tane him be the brydle-renȝeis, and, missing his renȝeis, gat ane grip of his clok
1685 Soc. Ant. LVIII 357.
Several old brydell ringays
1687 Kirkcudbr. Test. (Reg. H.) 7 Oct.
Brydell raynies

2. fig. Viewed as the means, hence as the symbol, of firm control, guidance or restraint.Common in the phr. los (also loussed, fre, opin, etc.) renȝe. For further examples of opin renȝeis (= freedom, license) see Opin adj. 6 b.(1) a1568 Bann. MS 221b/30.
For dreid my lady be … arreistit be the renȝe
c1590 J. Stewart 98/15.
God … lats ws feill … correction … That resonles we not but reingȝie reill
1638 Johnston Diary I 389.
Prayed the Lord againe to taik the reinȝes in his auin hand
(2) 1513 Doug. xii viii 134.
All kynd of … ire now he Leyt slyp at large … with renȝeis fre
1531 Bell. 1531 Boece II 175.
The Ilismen, richt desirus to have thair renyeis fre, that thay micht injure the pepill … but ony punitioun
(3) 1533 Boece 101.
The barons reiosing to haue the renȝeis lous of lustis and venereane actis
Ib. 375.
The ȝong gallandis … with lous renȝeis ran in sin and mysreul
1558-66 Knox II 291.
The Devill finding his rainȝeis lowse, ran fordwarte in his course
1592 Elgin Rec. II 24.
Cristane Sutherland … accusit for latting of hir tung to lous renyeis
1612 Denmylne MSS in Highland P. III 122.
The fauour granted to him gevis him louse renȝies
1606 Forbes Rec. 520.
The reinȝies loussed to all prophane persons … to abuse the ministrie
(4) 1568 Lyndesay Pref. (S.T.S.) Adhort. 45.
Cum, schameles schauelingis …, Rynnand in vyce, ay still with oppin renȝe
(5) 1531 Bell. 1531 Boece II 271.
For immoderat lust … ragis in me with sic undantit renyeis
1562 Montgomery Mem. II 184.
The said erle … intendit … to tak lairger reinȝeis to sin
1562-3 Winȝet I 55/28.
Sik … errouris … wald nocht haif sa lang reinȝeis … as thai haif presentlie

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