† infangn.
Scottish. Obsolete.
= infangthief n.
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society > law > legal power > [noun] > specific local rights of jurisdiction
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c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xiii. 83 The grit familiarite that inglis men and scottis hes hed on baitht the boirdours..in marchandeis in..out fang and in fang ilk ane amang vtheris.
1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth iv, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 109 Would you have us now yield up our rights, privileges, and immunities, our outfang and infang, our hand-habend..and our blood-suits..?
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† infangv.
Scottish. Obsolete.
transitive. To take in, haul in.
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society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > carry specific amount of sail [verb (transitive)] > trim sails > sheet or brace in > haul in (sheet)
infang1513
1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid v. Prol. 30 Himself infangis the le scheit of the saill.
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