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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Bury, v. Also: burye, -ie, -ey, burrie, -ey; p.p. buriit, -ie(i)t, bur-, bwreit. [e.m.E. bury(e. In Sc. replacing the earlier Bery.] tr. To bury. 1551 Hamilton Cat. 150.
That Jesus … was crucifyit, dede, and bureit
c1552 Lynd. Mon. 5598.
Quhare euer the body buryet wase
a1568 Bann. MS. 49 b/53.
Thow mon be bwreit in thy hude
a1578 Pitsc. I. 99/11.
Wpoun the morne thairefter all the deid bodieis was burieit
1585 Edinb. Test. XV. 12.
Hir bodey to be bureit in the erth
1596 Dalr. I. 123/30.
Quhair … ony slane persone hes bene buriit
c1615 Chron. Kings 26.
The Abbay of Collimkill, quhair, … the Kingis of Scotland wes burreyitt for ane lang speace
1631 Black Bk. Taymouth 72.
His fatheris funeralis, quha wes honorablie bureit be him [in 1631]
fig. 1584 Acts III. 305/1.
Quhen as they, burijt in sleip, was takand the nichtis rest

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