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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Arrow, Arow, n. Also: arowe, arou, arrou, arraw, pl. arrois; erow, errow. [e.m.E. arrow(e, ME. arow, arowe, earlier arewe, arwe, OE. arwe.] An arrow. 1375 Barb. viii. 57.
Sum vith arrowes barblyt braid a1400 Leg. S. xix. 570.
With bow and arowis Ib. 572.
Quhene thai schot thar arrois Ib. 580.
Ane erow in the ee Hyme hit c1420 Wynt. i. 198.
He wes the fyrste at schot in bowe Wyth vyre or bolt or wyth arowe Ib. ii. 40.
Thare in he set a brade arowe 1456 Hay I. 234/2.
To pas to the wod with bow and arowis c1475 Wall. iv. 549.
A bow he bair, … And arrous als, bath lang and scharpe Ib. x. 849.
Or thai clyppyt, he schot bot arowis thre a1500 Seven S. 1625.
Ane ymage with a arow and bow of bras c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 195.
The schour of arowis rappit on as rayn 1531 Bell. Boece I. 159.
Ane hevy schoure of arowis and ganyeis 1553 Treas. Acc. X. 180.
For ane bow and aroues to my lord governoures sone David a1578 Pitsc. I. 74/30.
Thair came sic ane schour of dairtis and arrowis wpoun the Scottis wangaird a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xl. 58.
Let Cupids arrou peirce

b. Attrib. and comb. with cace, maker, shaft, stone, timmer. 1513 Doug. i. viii. 13.
On hir schulder the arrow cace baris sche Ib. xi. xi. 95.
Ane propir bow and litil arow cace 1541 Reg. Privy S. II. 634/1.
Johne Forestare, arrowmaker to our soverane lord 1568 Edinb. Test. 171 b.
Fyve thousand arrow tymmer 1575 Ib. IV. 2.
xxx hundreth of arrow tymmer; price thairof fiftene pund 1616 Wedderb. Compt Bk. 280.
Ane bark of Dundie … conteanand … 500 arrow shaftis 1662 Highland P. III. 19.
He gave her ane elf errow stone to shott him