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† inspreith, -aith Sc. Obs.
Also 5–6 -aich, 7 -eth, -eght.
[f. in adv. 12 a + spreath prey, booty, a. Gael. spréidh cattle of any kind.
The sense-history offers difficulties, since the simple spreith is not recorded in Sc. in the Gaelic sense of ‘cattle’, nor in that of ‘stock, chattels’, which the compound presupposes.]
‘Furniture of a house’ (Jam.). (Cf. insight2.)
1488Acta Dom. Concil. 90 (Jam.) For certane vtheris gudis and inspraich of househald foure skore of merkis. 1563Winȝet Four Scoir Thre Quest. Wks. 1888 I. 114 Togiddir with thair sones, dochtiris, horss, cattell, and all thair insprayth. c1575Balfour's Pract. (1754) 236 It is leasum..to ony persoun to leive in legacie his wapinis, armour, and inspreth of his house to quhom he pleisis..reservand alwayis to his air his best armour and principal inspreth. 1652Z. Boyd in Zion's Flowers (1855) App. 26/1, I leave to my spouse the use of all my moveable goods as bedding boords and other inspreth for hir hous. 1685–6Acc. Depred. on Clan Campbell, etc. (1816) 35–37 (Jam.) Account of what goods, gear, and inspreght was taken from Duncan McGillespick of Belyie..Inspreght and household plenishing worth 40 lib. |