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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1513

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Knorry, a. [f. ME. knor(re (c 1400), MDu., MLG., MHG. Knorre, a hard excrescence, knot, knob: cf. also e.m.E. knur(re id., whence knurrye (1582).] Full of knots, knotty. —1513 Doug. vii. viii. 71.
He with a knotty club and knorry hed 1513 Ib. viii. iv. 85.
Hys weghty burdon, or his knorry mays

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