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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cankerit, Cankar(i)t, a. Also: cankrit, cancryt, cankred; cankerrit, -irryt, -yrit (kankyrryt), cankert (kankirt); cancar(i)t, cankcarit, cancard. [ME. cancred, cankerd (14th c.), f. Canker n.]

1. Affected with canker; poisoned. Also fig. a1400 Leg. S. xxxix. 361.
The cancryt [MS. contryk] flesche thai schure away a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 488.
This cankerit corrupt carioun 1535 Stewart 51725.
Ane cankerit confectioun … full of corruptioun, Of poysoun [etc.] 1567 G. Ball. 186.
O cankerit carionnis, and o ȝe rottin stakis 1568 Pref. Lyndesay 8.
Thair cankerit corruptioun & auld festur a1570-86 Maitl. F. lxxxiv. 37.
Wormes meit and cankerit corruptioun

2. Infected with evil; corrupt; malignant; ill-natured.(a) a1487 Gud Wyf & D. 236.
Thus our all thing … Kepe thame fra cancryt cumpany a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 513.
Cankrit Caym, tryit trowane 1570 Leslie 8.
Leist that cancred oblivione suld deface the glory(b) 1461 Liber Plusc. 385.
Thair is nocht heire bot … Weire and invy, with cankirryt cuvatis c1460 Thewis Gud Women 180.
[Let her] kep hir fra cankyryt cumpany a1500 Henr. Fab. 655.
Accusand thus his cankerit conscience c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxxiii. 127.
I curs that cankerit rowte Ib. lxxii. 124.
Conscience … kest out mony cankerit syn 1513 Doug. v. iv. 72.
Defend ȝou fra that kankyrryt [Sm. cankyrit] cast Ib. xi. 12.
Juno … Rollyng in mynd full mony kankyrryt [R. cankerrit] blok 1535 Stewart 2037.
Cruell and crabit, and cankerit of kynd Ib. 57613.
Ane cankerit captane till ane curst menȝie 1560 Acts II. 526/2.
Not that we iuge that the cankerit malice of sick is abill to be cureit be this simple confession 1570 Sat. P. xxiv. 10.
The great ingratitude of cruell catiues, kankirt and vnkynde a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 944.
Na thing he saw In age, bot anger, slack and slaw, And cankerit of consait(c) 1513 Doug. v. xi. 12 (Sm.).
Rolling in mynd full mony cankarit bloik 1535 Stewart 17586.
Ane cruell cutthrot of ane cancart clan Ib. 27230.
Ony of ȝour cancarit kin a 1566 Glencairn in Three Reformers 13.
Cankcarit corruptars of the Creid c1590 Fowler I. 30/104.
A cancard throward tyran strong