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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1499-1605
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Ourgo, v. Also: oure-, or- and p.p. -gone. [Anglicized var. of Ourga v.: cf. Overgo.] a. tr. To go over or beyond, to pass beyond. b. To lat ourgo, to let pass, to omit. c. To overcome. = Ourga 3. —a. (c 1520) Troy-bk. i. 536.
As of the planetes the ladys … [God] set thame be sertan assyse And stabillis thame at bidding so That they may neuir it our-go —b. a1500 Quare of Jelusy 381.
I coud ane hundreth samplis tell Of stories olde the quhich I lat ouire go [: tho, also] a1500 Lancelot of the Laik 294. a1570-86 Arbuthnot Maitland Folio MS xxx. 150.
And monye vthir … proffittis … Dois ay proceid of persecucioun For lak of tyme quhilk I now lat ourgo [: mo] —c. a1605 Montg. (see Ourga v. 3).
Ou'rgone c1590 Fowler I. 181/3.
Whils growing ioyes deip sad conceates orgoes
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