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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1420-1568
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Evor, Evore, n. Also: ewore, ewour; evoir, evyr, evir, ever. [Northern ME. evour, evor, var. of yvor, yvere, etc., AF. iviere, OF. yvoire.] Ivory.c1420 Wynt. v. 722.
Evore [C. ewour; W. euer] syne, that na man mycht Prys the cost c1420 Ib. viii. 1481.
That ilke hart … Scho bawmyd, and gert it be layd In till a cophyn off evore [C. ewore] c 1450 Misc. Maitl. C. III. 203.
Thrie kemmis, ane of evor and ane other of tre 1456 Hay I. 45/29.
The first lawis civile … was wrytyn in x tablis of evore 1513 Doug. vi. xv. 114.
The tother port is forgit wail perfite Of eliphantyne and polist evor quhite 1513 Ib. xi. vii. 88.
Of gold and evoir mony sovm and charge 1527 Caldwell P. 57.
Ane chekker of evor a1568 Bannatyne MS 230 b/18.
My lady bricht, Quhois plesant hals is quhytter than the evir [: revir]attrib. 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. i. 300.
Euyr hamis conuenient for sic note 1513 Id. Æn. vi. xv. 120.
Sibilla and his son … He leit depart furth at the evor port 1513 Ib. xii. Prol. 14.
Aurora … Ischit of hir safron bed and evir hows 1533 Bell. Livy II. 211/18.
Thai satt doun in evore chyris 1533 Ib. 212/31.
Paperius straik the Gaule on the hede with ane evore staff
