A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Appair, Appare, v. [ME. (and e.m.E.) appayre, appare, etc., earlier apeire, apeyre, ampayri, OF. ampeirer, var. of empeirer to worsen.] tr. To injure or damage; to impair. —a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 330.
Richt as men wakit throu lauboure Or that in batall apparit has thair blude 1572 Buch. Det. B v a (J).
How sa euer hir gud name wer thairby appairit, scho must nedis ga thither agane
