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Sar(e, Sor(e, v. Also: sair. P.t. and p.p. sarit, etc.; sarde, etc. [North. ME sare (Cursor M.), e.m.E. sore (Caxton), OE sárian, ‘to be pained or grieved’ (OED); the transitive sense may be due to the influence of the cognate ON særa.] tr. a. To wound or injure; to hurt. Also fig.A possible further example may be Doug. xi xiii 170, see Sarris v., pres.The Alex. quot. may, rather, belong in Sar(e adv. 1 a (b).pres. ?1438 Alex. i 2854.
Richt as it war ane baittit bair Quhan the houndis byte sould him sair Garres thame fle a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 443.
Than but delay apoun [him] all thai schot, Preiffand thair pith, quha fastest couth him sair Ib. 450.
Thai … Saris his senonis & stoundis all his wanis(b) a1568 Bann. MS 286b/19.
Quhat wemen micht nocht sor thair wamep.t. a1500 Rauf C. 656.
He socht in sa sadly, quhill sum of thame he saird c1475 Wall. ii 58.
Twa sarde [1570 sairit] him maist that cruell war and keynep.p. 1460 Hay Alex. 1210.
Quhan men war sarit, thair confort thair suld tak Ib. 3145, 6179, etc. 1531 Bell. Boece II 109.
Quhen scho [sc. the wolf] was sarit with the houndis, scho ruschit on the king 1533 Boece 148b.
Mos and merres, thik forestis and woddis, maist sikkir refuge quhen thai war sarit be inemyisfig. c1420 Wynt. ix Prol. 40 (C).
Ilk day me saris and grewis [R. me sare aggrevis]

b. To sorrow or grieve for, to regret. 1590 Burel Pilgr. ii 333.
Deploring, and soring, Thair ignorant estaits