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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Every, Ewerie, a. Also: eu-, everé, euiré, eweré, ewyrré; eu-, everie, euerry, euirrie, averie; ewirry, -irrie; eivry, evry, ewry, -rie. [ME. everi(e, every(e, everé, early ME. everich(e, -ych(e, -ech(e, OE. ǽfre ylc, ǽfre ǽlc.] Every.(a) a1400 Leg. S. x. 22.
Mathew, of quham we Makis euire ȝere solempnyte c1475 Wall. ii. 52.
The tre to raiff and fruschit euiredeill 1507 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 76.
Evere fyrhouse within this burghe 1536 Douglas Corr. 144.
At ewere man swld hayff hys awn teynd 1557 Inverness B. Rec. I. ii.
Price of ewyrre fraucht hyir vj s. viij d. 1561 Ib. 58.
Ewyrre man that hes ado with horse 1562 Aberd. Kirk S. 6.
That thair be tane wp of euere swerar … quhilk is potent to pay siluer, for euere falt ane hardheid (a1570-86 Dunb.) Maitl. F. i. 30.
A jurnay going euere day Ib. ii. 50.
I cry him lord off euere full 1600 Conv. Burghs II. 81.
That ewere brugh sall peramble thair mercheis ewerie ȝeir(b) c1460 Wisd. Sol. 350.
The sonne … serclis the erd about all artis anis euery day c1475 Wall. iv. 662.
The trensand blaid to persyt euirydeill 1481 Acts II. 132/2.
That euery aixman … sal haf a targe of tree or leder 1513 Doug. xiii. Prol. 46.
Euery thing … Bownys to tak the hailsum nychtis rest 1535 Stewart 32002.
That euerie man all tyme sould reddie be 1552 Reg. Privy C. I. 130.
Under the pane of everie anar of the land for everie man that he presenttis nocht 1580 Rep. Menzies MSS. 18.
Ane tailȝeour, … readie to wirk to euirrie persoun for his leving 1597 Misc. Spald. C. I. 191.
Thow tuik the cluis from four feitt off it [a calf], with ane peic of euerry bing 1626 Ann. Banff II. 26.
It was concludit be all that averie quarter the bairnes suld be tryed befoir the minister [etc.](c) 1507 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 709.
With tuentie crounis of gerssum for ewerie nyntene ȝeire c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 89.
A gounn … Off ewiry hew under the hevin that bene Depaynt Ib. 96.
Ewiry blome … on bonk a1578 Pitsc. I. 66/8.
Ewerie man begane to hait his cruelltie 1592 Conv. Burghs I. 381.
Ane neif full of ewirrie wecht of voll 1615 Mure Misc. P. xiv. 16.
That this wretches fait May giwe exemple wnto ewery stait 1649 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 96.
For ewerie tyme they sall be so apprehendit 1659 Ib. 181.
That ewerie scoller in the scooll haue ane antagonist(d) 1616 Aberd. Kirk S. 84.
Twa s. out of ewrie tass to be gewin ewrie Saboth to Johne Barclay 1652 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 133.
For ewrie load of peitis cassin … befoir Michaelmes nixt 1665 Forbes Baron Ct. 259.
They sall pey thrie shilling for ewry hors, and tuo shilling for ewry ox 1679 Maxwell Mem. II. 334.
A father, … whose evryuay-wellfare I am bound … to wish