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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hurt, v. Also: hourt. P.t. and p.p. hurt(e, hwrt(e, hort, hourt, howrt, hirt. [ME. hurte (c 1205), p.t. hurte, later (15th c.) hurted, p.p. (y)hurt, later hurted, app. OF. hurter (F. heurter), to bring into violent collision, to knock or strike together.]

1. tr. To cause bodily injury to (a person or animal), espec. by striking with a weapon or with the fist; to wound. a1400 Leg. S. x. 87.
Quhame that the serpentis hurte had Ib. xiii. 82.
As the bochoure wes mendand The scho, he hwrte rycht sare his hand ?1438 Alex. ii. 4277.
He hes hurt me on the syde And woundit a1500 Henr. Fab. 989 (B).
Lo, I have bot ane E, Hurt in the hanch, and crukit 1471 Acta Aud. 16/2.
To prefe that thai strake & hirt hir chapelane 1501 Treas. Acc. II. 92.
Thom Harrowar in Kingorne, quhilk was hurt with Inglismen 1513 Doug. xi. xi. 125.
Quha evir with wond doys hurt or violat Hir haly body c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 665.
Sum wes euill hurt, and sum wes slane 1565 Peebles B. Rec. 3001.
For casting of ane stane and hwrting the said Jonat betwix the schwlderis a1578 Pitsc. I. 208/3.
They schott them so fast witht arrowis that they hourt money of thair horssis 1596 Dalr. II. 322/6.
Hurteng with a dagar [him] quha was cheif of the watchmen 1622-6 Bisset II. 257/12.
Gif ony … hurte him self for laik of help, they be haldin to haill himabsol. 1432 Acts II. 21/2.
Gif he hurtis or defoulis with fellon assailȝeing with ege or vre c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 68/4.
I haue synnit in the abusioun of my handis, … strikand or hurtand, slaand, steland [etc.]

2. To injure (a thing) physically; to damage. 1456 Hay II. 141/27.
[The drinking of wine] hurtis and woundis the fyve wittis 1513 Doug. ii. iii. 62.
Grekis instrument Of Troy the wallis sal neuer hurt ne rent, Les than agane the land of Arge be socht a1500 Henr. Fab. 2628 (B).
To hurt my drink and this fair watter spill 1601 Shetland Sheriff Ct. 23 b.
Thomas had alreddie causit beit & mend the foirsaid boitt quhair scho wes hurt

3. gen. To injure, to do harm or mischief to, to wrong.(1) a1400 Leg. S. xlviii. 205.
For-thi gyf hir hir warȝeld nov, Or mykil mare scho sal hourt ȝou c1450-2 Howlat 965.
Thus for my hicht I am hurt, and harmit in haist c1460 Consail Wys Man 337.
Lichtlear hurtis that is foresen Na wnprowysytly cumyne had ben c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxxxii. 7.
Think ȝe nocht schame, That onie vther regioun Sall with dishonour hurt ȝour name? 1544 Corr. M. Lorraine 89.
Howrt c1568 Lauder Minor P. iii. 58.
The godlie men no brybs nor buds will take, To hurt the ane pairt, nor to helpe the uther 1567 G. Ball. 90.
He quhilk … hurtis nane be boist nor ȝit be blaw(2) 1393 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 27.
Al the wol ... that gais ... owte of wre hafine ... vncustomyt the qwhilkis ... hurtis gretly thaire fredome 1514 (c 1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I. 147.
The said Walter hes oblist him that he sall nocht hourt the tounis priuileges … in tyme to cum 1548 Ib. II. 136.
The said Walter Ȝoung protestit … that the said apprysing hurt nocht nor did na preiudice to the said Katerine and him 1554 Reg. Cupar A. II. 113.
Providing all wais that the tenentis of Kethik … be nocht hurt thairthrow 1576 Prot. Bk. J. Scott 34 b.
He findis … the college and patrimonie thair of grytumlie hourt be the said decreit 1577 Hay Sc. Nobilitie 9.
The Erldome was of great revenue … , hurt by his father John Erle of Leuinox in service