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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Nor(r)owa(y. Also: Nor(r)away, (Nurroway). [Sc. altered form of ME. and e.m.E. Norway etc.: see Norwa(y, Norwege and Northway.] The name of the country Norway, used attrib. in various applications; = Norwegian.(1) c1500 Crying of Play 121.
[In Denmark Swetherik & Noroway [B. Norraway] 1531 Bell. Boece II. 347.
Norroway 1578 Conv. Burghs I. 76.
Noroway 1657 R. Moray Lett. 31 Dec.]
Norroway(2) c1500 Crying of Play 67.
At Noroway costis scho rasit the wynd c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 94 (M).
And Norroway cost(3) 1501 Treas. Acc. II. 84.
Payit to Noroway men for tymir 1664 Edinb. B. Rec. IX. 347.
A Norroway man Christoper Jansone(4) 1557 Admir. Ct. Bk. 3.
Furth of ane Noroway schip pertenit to ane Holander man borne now dueland in Norowa 1589 Edinb. Test. XXI. 5.
He had at hame ane Norroway ȝacht crear 1665 Brechin Test. VI. 301.
Ane Noraway joall x lib.(5) 1578 Edinb. Test. VI. 322 b.
lxviij Norroway bow stingis 1580 Exch. R. XXI. 5.
[Of certain goods called] Norrowa stuling 1603 Reg. Great S. 515/2.
Ilk hundreth Danskene knappoll … 4 penneis … and the Noroway knappald … 2 penneis 1630 Bamff Chart. 224.
Thrie Norowa hams 1612 Brechin Test. II. 236.
Ane half of ane Nurroway [MS. Murroway] wecht of fir quhilk was schorit … in the schoir of Arbrothe