A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1596
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Embrace, Embras(e, v. Also: embrasse, -brais, -braice, embress-. [ME. embrace (c 1300), OF. embracer. Cf. Enbrace and Inbrace.]
1. tr. To put (a shield) on the arm.The spellings are probably only those of the print (c 1580), replacing an original enbrace.?1438 Alex. i. 890.
The knychtis … lap on thair steidis styth, And embraissit thair scheldis swyth ?1438 Ib. 1354.
The gude Emynedon Embraisit sadly his blason ?1438 Ib. ii. 8730.
Auld Clarus … Embressit his sheild, his suerd he drew
2. To clasp in the arms.a1400 Legends of the Saints xlvi. 179.
Quhene he thocht thame til embrase Or til kyse ?1438 Alex. ii. 2052.
Ideas he embrased fast ?1438 Ib. 4903.
Ane child him tald … How Cassamus … Embrased him full sturdely 1490 Irland Mir. I. 108/14.
Mercy & Verite for gret lust and tendirnes has embrasit vthere 1513 Doug. iv. xii. 86 (Sm.).
[Dido] gan embrace half deid hir sistir germane 1531 Bell. Boece I. 213.
Craithlint embrassit his eme Carance maist tenderly a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS cxxx. 150.
In to my armes swythe Embrasit I that blythe
3. To adopt or accept with readiness or pleasure; to undertake, take on hand.?1438 Alex. i. 2886.
Bot he embraissit to great ane thing a1500 Golagros and Gawane 390.
Sir Gawayne, … That euer wes beildit in blis, and bounte embrasit 1562-3 Winȝet I. 10/26.
That … we … mot knaw the veritie, and glaidlye and vnfenȝeitlie embrace the samyn 1562-3 Ib. 12/25.
Embraissyng … the faith of the starkast party a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS xxix. 25.
Scarslie wait I … Quhat till eschew or quhat till embrace 1596 Dalr. I. 176 h.
Heir the first of al the Scottis kingis embracet the faith of Christe
4. To encircle, surround, invest.?1438 Alex. ii. 4073.
The pray out past; The fourriouris it embraissit fast c1450-2 Howlat 400.
On ilk beugh till embrace, Writtin in a bill was, O Dowglas, O Dowglas 1513 Doug. xi. Prol. 104.
In cheryte thy body all embrace, And of devoit oryson mak thy brand
