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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Four-airing, -earing, n. Also: -arring, -areyn, -erring, -hering. [Four num. and ON. -æring-r, prob. after an ONorw. *feræring-r (mod. Icel. feræring-ur, Norw. dial. færing).] Attrib. with boat. In Orkney and Shetland: a four-oared boat.1561 Rec. Earld. Orkney 265.
Ane sufficient foure areyn boit 1566 Ib. 376.
The forsaidis personis … tuk ane fourhering boitt … [and] passit one burde the … schip 1604 Misc. Maitl. C. II. 152.
Ilk four earing boit … for ane flitting ane half merk 1619 Orkney & Zetl. Test. I. 40 b.
Half of ane ald four airing boat 1622 Ib. 87.
Ane awld laid vp four erring bot 1622 Ib. 88.
Ane ald fowr arring bot
