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Hure-, Hursone, n. Also: hursoun, -sun, huresoun, huirsone, -sun, horsone. [ME. houre sone, horesone, hores sone (14th c.).] a. A whoreson, the son of a whore; used as a coarse term of abuse. b. Attrib. with hund, karl, preist, smaik.a. ?1438 Alex. ii. 596.
He said to him full fellonly, ‘Thow hursone, full of cowardy!’ a1500 Henr. Fab. 1064.
This harlet huresoun and this hound of hell, [etc.] a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 359.
Herefore, fals harlot hursone, hald thy tong 1540 Lynd. Sat. 1354 (B).
Quhat now, hursone [Ch. huirsun], begynnys thow for to ban? a1605 Montg. Flyt. 115 (T).
Hy ȝe, huirsone [H. horsone], to hell Id. Misc. P. liii. 1.
Ȝe. Inglische hursone, sumtyme will avant [etc.] Id. Sonn. xxiv. 2.
Ane ill heud huirsone, lyk a barkit hydeb. a1500 Henr. Fab. 1064 (B).
This harlot here, this hursoun hund of hell [etc.] 1540 Lynd. Sat. 975 (B).
Swyth, hursone [Ch. hursun] karle, ga pak thé hence Ib. 1320.
I think for me thay hursoun smaikis Thay serve richt weill to get thair paikis a1578 Pitsc. II. 48/II.
Mous^r Logie said befor the quens grace he was ane fallis huresone preist