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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Ere, Eir, Ear, v. Also: eyr(e, eire. [ME. ere(n, early erien, œrien, OE. erian.]

1. intr. To engage in ploughing; to draw the plough. c1420 Wynt. i. 1619.
Men he kend tyll ere and sawe
1457 Acts II. 51/1.
Ilk man erande with a plewche of viii oxin sall sawe [etc.]
Ib. 67/2.
All … that may nocht eyr na mak teilth wyth oxin
a1500 Henr. Fab. 2244.
The oxin eirit mair reullie at the last
Ib. 2259.
Gaif thow not me this drift, … quhen thow wes eirand on ȝone bank
1513 Doug. xiii. ix. 76.
He … Tawcht thame … To eyr, and saw the cornys
1597 Elgin Rec. II. 54.
Ane ox in the pleuche that this Spank was earand with
1615 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 325.
Finding that Johne Gordoun … had earit and spurrit out be southe the samen [road]
1643 Elgin Rec. I. 276.
John Chalmer … is fynit 4 lib. for earing out upoun the south syd of the Gallowhill gaitt

2. tr. To plough (land).(a) 1459 Reg. Aberbr. 108.
Quhar his predecessor lefte eryt and laborit the said land
1459 Rep. Hist. MSS., Var. Coll. V. 82.
He sal er hym als mykyl quyt land
1488 Acta Aud. 117/2.
The citineris … has erit and brokin the erde … within the saidis landis
1533 Bell. Livy I. 4/32.
Thare suld ȝit rest ane largeare feild til ere Than all my pleuch mycht teill in to ane ȝere
1558 Reg. Cupar A. II. 268.
He sall ere … Robertson's land for this instant crop
1599 Reg. Privy C. V. 525.
[His servants were] gangand at his plewch, ering and teilland the samyn landis
(b) 1459 Reg. Aberbr. 108.
The lardis of Meldrum has gart eyre and saw our said landis of Canty
1498 Acta Conc. II. 123.
Of vj score of bollis of aitis that he micht haf sawin upone the sammyn landis erit and telit be him
1513 Doug. xii. ix. 50.
Hys fader eyrit and sew ane peys of feld
1559 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 315.
To intromett, eir, laubour, and occupy the croftis
1569 Rec. Inverness I. 175.
That … Mergret Waus causit eyr, sawe, and harrow ane pece land of his
1614 Burnett Fam. P. MS.
The said Alexander Gordoune … sall ȝeirllie … sett, fauch, and eir the land of the gleib
1660 Forbes Baron Ct. 226.
That no tennentis … eir nor labour hauch nor medow ȝeird that hes nocht bein labourit abefor
(c) 15.. Misc. Spald. C. IV. 105.
The kirk … is the ground that he takis plesour to labour, he earis it, he sawes it, and he scheiris it
1612–13 Ib. V. 91.
In earing the land … and eattis, for sawing thairof
1622-6 Bisset I. 313/9.
In sa far as he gart ear, till, or maw my landis

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