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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Merour(e, -owre, n. [Sc. var. of Mirro(u)r n.: cf. late ME. (north.) merowe (Cath. Angl.). Only in early texts.] A mirror. lit. and fig. = Mirro(u)r n.a. c1460 Consail Vys Man 402.
Wysmen of fulys has rycht knawlege As in a meroure thar wysage 1490 Irland Mir. I. 23/24.
Thai se in the hie divinite as in a cleire & nett meroure Id. Ib. MS. 320.b. (1) a1400 Leg. S. ii. 895.
Paule … is mad til ws merour c1420 Wynt. v. 3945.
The dedys off this empryowre Sulde be, lordys, yhoure merowre c1420 Ratis R. 1084.
Sice ar the perellus merouris Entisand ȝonge men til amouris Ib. 1090. 1490 Irland Mir. I. 13/14.
The Kirk is meroure and exampil to all the pepil Ib. 14/13.
That this werk be callit the meroure of wissdome or A.B.C. of cristianite(2) a1400 Leg. S. xxxvi. 615.
Sancte Johnne … Meroure of uerginite, Of clenes & of chastite c1475 Wall. iv. 205. 1490 Irland Mir. I. 154/10.
Sche was the bricht meroure & examplare of all wertu and womanheid Ib. 103/10.(3) a1400 Leg. S. xxiv. 499.
Now is my meroure brokine smal & my gud hope tynt is all