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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Berising, vbl. n. Also: berysing, beresing. [f. Beris,v.] Burying, burial. c1475 Wall. v. 164.
Fourty thar past agayne … With this dede cors, to berysing maid it boune 1494 Treas. Acc. I. 238.
For the expensis of the berising of Georg of Douglas c1520-c1535 Nisbet Mark xiv. 8.
Scho com before to anoynt my body into berysing 1551 Hamilton Cat. 14/2.
That his berissing was honorabil 1568 Edinb. Test. I.* 145.
I leif to the expensis of my beresing fourty pundis 1575 Ib. IV. 77 b.
Scho levis … for my beresing five merkis