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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Forrayour, Forreour, n. Also: forrayar, -ayer; forreowr, forryowr, for(r)your, forrour; fourriour, furiour. [ME. forreour, forreyour, foreioure (1377), OF. forreor, and ME. forrier (1340), foreyer (c 1330), OF. forrier, f. forrer to forage. Cf. Furriour n.]

1. One engaged in foraging for an army or in making a raid.(a) 1375 Barb. xv. 353*.
Bath the forreouris and the staill In-till a childrome knyt all haill
a1400 Leg. S. xl. 1093.
Of thame vist rycht quhon Til the forrouris scalit ware Our al the cunctre here & thare
Ib. 1098. c1420 Wynt. iv. 453.
For mete thaire forreowrys thai send
Ib. viii. 6206.
The forryowris thare hard war set
?1438 Alex. i. 197.
The forreouris … That in towart Tyre gart drife the pray
Ib. ii 4073.
The pray out past; The fourriouris it embraissit fast
c1475 Wall. ix. 473.
Than Wallace gert the forreouris leyff the pray
Ib. x. 343.
Quhen Alexauder reskewed the foryouris
1549 Compl. 98/28.
Thai var recontrit be the forreours and exploratours of the Romanis
(b) 1375 Barb. iii. 75.
Quhen that the mychty duk Betys Assailȝeit in Gadyrris the forrayours
c1475 Wall. (1570) ix. 473.
Than Wallace gart the forrayaris leif the pray
1572 Reg. Privy C. II. 153.
Ony of the saidis forrayeris, takeris of geir or raisaris of fyre

2. One who prepares quarters in advance. a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 706.
Fast flokkis his forreouris grathand his luging
1558-66 Knox I. 350.
Ludgeingis war sygned, and furiouris war send befoir

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