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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: 1475-1692

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Furious, Furius, a. Also: furios, -eous, -ieous; furyus, -yous, -yowse. [ME. (Chaucer), OF. furieus, L. furiōsus.]

1. Full of, possessed with, fury; raging, violent. In various contexts.(1) a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 1187.
Hell is … Perpetuall presoun to fendis furious
1513 Doug. i. vii. 129.
The madynnys … Led by thar furyus queyn Pantissyle
1513 Ib. vi. ix. 45.
That furyus monstre wild
1549 Complaynte of Scotland 7/11.
Desolatione … be the mischance of fureous Mars
1562-3 Winȝet I. 30/1.
The deuyll and all his furious membris
a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xi. 58.
Let furious Faits be fearce
(2) a1499 Contemp. Sinn. 737.
This jugement is sa furious & sa fell
a1499 Ib. 1233.
The furious fyre and panis infernall
1513 Doug. iv. xii. 53.
Furyus flambe … Spredyng fra thak to thak
1531 Bell. Boece I. p. v.
Quhen we may … se The furius end … of tirannie
1535 Stewart 11396.
Furius flaggis of scharpe haill and sleit
1535 Ib. 44218.
Seand the se so furius and enorme
a1568 Scott xxxi. 47.
The pest and plaig … Ay woid and furius
a1570-86 Maitland Folio MS lxxxviii. 17.
As furious fluidis with gritter force ay flowis
(3) c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace ii. 211.
In fureous payne
a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 834.
Of warldlie wit behald the furious rage
1513 Doug. ii. vii. 79.
Chorebus … ruschit with furyus mynd in the mellé
1513 Ib. x. 63.
Sa gret and furyus cruelte
1533 Boece x. x. 370 b.
Sic furios contumacite
c1552 Lynd. Mon. 1871.
In his furious ire
1562-3 Winȝet I. 33/27.
Ȝour furious rage and wylful blyndnes

2. Of persons: Mad, insane. Spec. in law.1475 Acts II. 112/2.
Alienacioune of … landis throw ydiotis and natural fulis, furious and wodmen
a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 485.
Syn makis a man fulische and furious
a1570-86 Kennedy Maitland Folio MS cxxxi. 5.
Ane ageit man … makand grit dule, Rycht as he wer ane furious fule
c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 492.
Thow was consavit in the grit ecclips … Infortunat, fals and furius
1531 Bell. Boece I. p. xxv.
Sindry of thaim, throw surfet diet, growis furius in thair latter age
1554 Digest Justiciary Proc. B. 65.
The said Jasper hes bene furious and wantand the vse of ressone, doand … furious and daft deidis
1585 Acts III. 896/1.
That the nearest agnettis and kinsmen of naturall foulis, ideottis, and furious salbe … ressauit to thair tutorie and curatorie
c1650 Spalding I. 348.
The gentilman, being so rochlie … usit, almost becam furious and mad
1692 Acts Sederunt 196.
Inventaries are appointed to be made of the evidents, means, and estates of … idiots and furious persons

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