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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Garnis, Garnes, v. Also: garnys, -neis, -nische, -nish. [ME. p.t. and p.p. garnyst, garnest, inf. garnesche (a 1400), -nisshe, OF. garniss-, garnir.]

1. tr. To furnish (a place or person) with means of defence or attack. 1456 Hay II. 46/11.
In sik keping he suld be garnyst in his armouris and his wapnis, that he mycht do scathe and tak nane c1475 Wall. viii. 743.
For gret defens thai garnest thaim within 1531 Bell. Boece I. 87.
The said Romanis held all the strenthis of his cuntre garnist with sodjouris Id. Livy I. 77/27.
The Latynis began to garnis the samyn [town] with new municioun 1533 Boece xv. viii. 588 b.
Barkis and carwellis weill garnist for weire a1578 Pitsc. I. 83/15.
Lochmabine was garnischit with men of weir Ib. 122/16.
He … came in Annerdaill quhilk was garnest with the kingis men of weir

2. To furnish with some addition; to ornament or embellish.(a) 1495 Acta Conc. 410/2.
Ane grene cuschyng garnyst with siluer 1513 Doug. ix. xii. 107.
Expert … with vennom to garnys the steil hedis 1542 Inv. Wardrobe 80.
Ane goun of blak taffatie, … garnist with xviii closserris 1579 Reg. Privy C. III. 319.
Ane battirt … hir axtre and quhelis garnysit with foure virols of irn 1596 Dalr. I. 204/35.
He dedicated a fair kirke, weil garnissed(b) 1540 Treas. Acc. VII. 403.
To garneis ane bair tuith to my lord prince a1500 Henr. III. 102/7 (B).
Off he honour suld be hir hud, … Garneist with gouernance so gud 1581 Cath. Tr. 170/16.
To garneis thair vnsauorie mules that beiris thair croces(c) 1575 Edinb. Test. III. 363.
Ane cais of cames of evirbane garnesit with gold 1579 Reg. Privy C. III. 320.
The stok garnesit with … bandis of irne 1586 Edinb. Test. XVI. 246 b.
Ane quhissill of ane bair tuith garnesit with siluer 1618 M. Works Acc. XV. ii. 22 b.
For garnesing a pair of cart quheillis

3. To invest with some good quality. 1533 Boece i. iv. 40.
This nacioun … be lawis and honest ritis garnist the pepill 1562-3 Winȝet I. 4/24.
Ȝour godly leving garnisit with chastitie a1578 Pitsc. I. 147/18.
To garnische and teiche the ȝouth with eloquent langage