A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1531-1600
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Nuris(s)and, Nourisand, ppl. a. [Cf. Nurissant,a., Nurischand and Nuris(s)ing.] That nourishes; nourishing, sustaining. — 1531 Bell. Boece I. xxxii.
Thir hailsum valis … makis the herbis richt delicius and nurisand 1531 Ib. lxi.
Thair is na region … mair commodiuis and nurisand of the life of man a1568 Bannatyne MS 72 b/64.
Soure meitis ar not nvrissand a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS lix. 25.
Ane nap is nurissand eftir none 1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. 239.
[To] fil thair bellies with nourisand meats
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