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To-morn(e, adv. and n. [ME and e.m.E. to morȝen (Layamon), to morwen (Ancr. R.), to morn(e (both Cursor M.).]
A. adv. Tomorrow, = the morne (Morn(e n. 6).See To-day adv. (2) and To-nicht adv. for further examples. 1375 Barb. i 124.
Wnfayr thingis may fall … Als weill to-morn as ȝhisterday a1400 Leg. S. xix 265.
To-morne, in the mornynge, Berand fluris thu sal it fynd 1444 Aberd. B. Rec. I 12.
That W. M. … sal begyn to morne, that is to say the xv day of the moneth of October 1459 Rep. Hist. MSS, Var. Coll. V 82.
Thai ar cordyt … to gang to the land of the Estfeld to morn 1470 Yester Wr. 69.
Fleming and Hay to pas this nycht or to morne be none at the ferrest befor oure soverane Lord a1500 Henr. Praise of Age 28.
This day a king, to morne na gude to spend c1475 Wall. vi 392.
Thow sall ws se or ix houris to morn a1500 Seven S. 2248.
Ȝe sall se to morne be pryme Ȝour son sall speike 1490 Irland Mir. II 138/16, 17.
For happin I sall to morne commytt a syn and than God wist eternaly that I sal syn to morne 1528 Acta Conc. MS XXXVIII 185.
Betuix vi or vii houris to morne in the mornyng 1593 St. A. Kirk S. 751.
Thai haif all consentit to pas to morn to the Presbitrie to [etc.]
B. noun. Tomorrow. 1375 Barb. i 621.
Ic ask ȝow respyt … Till to-morn that ȝe be set 1456 Hay II 96/1.
Wate thou nocht quhat to morne will bring thé 1460 Hay Alex. 1078.
The thrid day fra to-morn 1469 Ayr B. Ct. 109b.
The inquest has ordanit al countis of the officeis of this ȝere by gane be made to morn xv dayis 1491 Acta Aud. 155/1.
That my lordis haid contenewit the sammyn mater quhill to morne 1500–1 Acta Conc. II 475.
That fra to morne furth the Lordis wil [etc.] 1526 Acts II 309/2.
The lordis assignis to morne eftir nvne … anent the mater
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