v. Obs. Chiefly Sc. Forms: 5–7 expreme, 6 exprime, 7 expreeme, -eime. [ad. (directly or through F. exprimer), L. exprimĕre to EXPRESS. For the phonology cf. redeem.] trans. = EXPRESS v. 6–8.
c. 1470. Harding, Chron., XXXI. iii. The first he was, as chronicles expreme, That in this isle of Brytein had croune of golde.
1524. St. Papers Hen. VIII., VI. 222. I cannot with my tong or penne exprime the inwarde joye which I haue taken.
1588. A. King, trans. Canisius’ Catech., 15. That sinne bringes sua greate skaithe to the saule, as na tonge is abil to expreme.
1609. Skene, Reg. Maj., Stat. Robt. I., 23. In pleyes of debt, sould be named and expreimed, the zeare, day, the quantitie of the debt.
a. 1651. Calderwood, Hist. Kirk (1843), II. 353. He hath offered to doe his devoire, by the law of armes, in maner before expreemed.
