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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Arm, Airm, v. Also: arme, airme, ayrme. [Early ME. armen, OF. armer, L. armāre.] tr. To equip or furnish with weapons or armour. 1375 Barb. ix. 247.
Thar lord … gert arm his men hastely Ib. xix. 579.
Quhen the Dowglas wist thai veir Armand thame all comonly c1420 Wynt. iv. 1216.
Hys goddys … bad hym gang, and arme hym fast Ib. viii. 2596.
Wyth the armowris, that thai wan then, Thai armyd wp than thare yhwmen 1456 Hay I. 113/32.
Ane gude knycht … suld sett all his study till arm him at poynt c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 87.
Suppois thy heid war armit tymis ten, Thow sall recryat 1562-3 Winȝet II. 4/22.
In al aduentuir airmis he his folkis with habirione, suord, … and targe 1598 Edinb. B. Rec. 212.
The toun sall be content to ayrme thame selffis according to the lawesfig. a1500 Henr. Test. Cr. 38.
I … armit me weill fra the cauld thairout 1549 Compl. 9/20.
I wil arme me vitht the vordis of Publius Scipio a1570-86 Arbuthnot Maitl. F. xxix. 46.
Sumtyme man I arme me with a wyle