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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Herbry, -brie, -bré, n. [Reduced var. of Herbery n. Cf. Harbry.]

1. = Herbery n. 1. a1400 Leg. S. xvi. 314.
Thu … na thocht hase Of powre thu seis dyssolate Of howse & herbry Ib. xxvii. 1316.
The bischope … purwayt for thaim gud herbry c1420 Wynt. i. 213.
Tentys … Quhar hyrdys mycht in herbry be, Nycht and day, to kepe thare fe Ib. vi. 1624.
The mylnere Hym thare resaywyd … Till mete, and drynke, and till herbry c1475 Wall. v. 1078.
My selff will pass … off herbre for to speyr a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ ii.
Haill, Riall King, … Haill, gide to gude herbry 1513 Doug. i. xi. 74.
By wys men is said To gestis thou grantis the herbry glaid a1540 Freiris Berw. 82.
The gudwyfe thay prayit … To grant thame herbrye that ane nicht 1573 Reg. Privy C. II. 260.
That nane … ressett … ony of the saidis thevis, or gif thame meit, drink, hous or herbry c1590 J. Stewart 181/2.
Ȝour … furreour … , Quho for your herbrie maid so meikill beir

2. = Herbery n. 2. 1375 Barb. iv. 516.
Syne with the kyng to his herbry Thai wend a1400 Leg. S. vii. 762.
He mycht nothire syt no ly, Sa strate to hyme wes that herbry Ib. xxv. 10.
The trawalouris … , Quhene thai come til thar herbry c1420 Wynt. vi. 153.
For he wald wysyte bodyly All thaire [sc. widows' and orphans'] herbrys … And relewe thame 1456 Hay I. 134/21.
And the chaplayn war fer fra ony herbry a1508 Kynd Kittock 14.
Sa scho had hap to be horsit to hir herbry Att ane ailhouse neir hevin 1513 Doug. iii. iii. 36.
A fructuus grond … , Thar beyn our propir setis and our herbry Ib. viii. 86.
The Gregionys herbry [L. domos] and fronteris suspek We left behind Ib. vii. v. 21.
[The Trojans] Inforcis thar herbry and strenth to beldattrib. 1513 Doug. iii. i. 31.
Ane ancyant and ane tendir herbry place To Troianys

b. An encampment. 1375 Barb. xvii. 298.
[He] till gret lordis, ilkane syndri, Ordanit ane felde for thar herbry c1420 Wynt. iv. 460.
All thaire fyrys thai gert baulde As thai wald styll thaire herbry haulde

3. = Herbery n. 3. 1590 Reg. Privy C. IV. 511.
[To report on the] hevin and herbrie [of Irvine] 1597 Misc. Spald. C. V. 64.
For the stealling of a ship of Danskin furth of the herbrie of Brunteland 1628 Soc. Ant. XXVIII. 443.
I wes baitin back again be storme to the said herbrie 1636 Aberd. B. Rec. III. 99.
The danger that may ensew … be strangeris repairing to the port and herbrie of this burghe 1653 Edinb. Test. LXVII. 13.
Quhilk schipe was … lost at Brunteilland herbrie 1662 Brechin Test. VI. 223 b.
Ane vesselle … lying in Camphere herbrie