† freith, v. Sc. Obs.
Also 4 freth.
[Sc. form of frith v.]
trans. To set free, liberate. to freith oneself: to perform one's promise. esp. in Sc. Law. To release from an obligation or pecuniary burden.
| 13.. Assis. Dav. II in Balfour's Practicks (1754) 18 To freith and releive thair borghis, except thay have a lauchfull essonyie. c 1375 Sc. Leg. Saints, Adrian 290 To freth his borowis & mak fre. 1466 Acta Dom. Audit. (1839) 3 To freith the said landis..of the v mercis..that he grantis he promist to pay. c 1470 Henry Wallace ix. 1516 Wallace gert freith the wemen, off hys grace. 1535 Stewart Cron. Scot. II. 187 That tha had done, and freith [thame] for to go To thair awin land. 1596 Dalrymple tr. Leslie's Hist. Scot. x. 319 The Protectour denyes ony way to freith the Erle afor the weiris be endet. Ibid. 350 Quene mother suld suirlie freith her selfe in al, quhat euir scho had promiste. |