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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1513-1676
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Mis(s)ur(e, -our, v. Also: myss(o)ur, misser, -or, -ir. [Var. of Mesure v.]
1. To measure, in senses of Mesur(e v. 1.1. (1) 1528 Stirling B. Rec. I. 33.
The baillies sall … misour the sammyn [measures] 1595 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 173. 1629 Irving Dumbartonsh. II. App. 309.
The quhilk day … the new missirs to be set out in the mercat the nixt mercat day to be missird 1629 Dumbarton B. Rec. 32.
Misserit(2) 1513 Doug. xii. iii. 8.
Quhen that the Troianys and Rutilianys The grund myssouris, evynnys, dichtis and planys 1515 Wigtown B. Ct. 46 a.
Georg Inglis & Robeyne Portus till myssour all claith 1639 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) II. 410.
Givin till David Andersone sletter to pay his men with till his work be misserit till ane compt 1666 Glasgow B. Rec. III. 86.
Quherwith ther barkes ar missoured 1676 Edinb. B. Rec. X. 268.
The thesaurer … had caused misser the said building which extends to fourtie fyve roods of work(3) 1640 Strong Sc. Second. Educ. iii.
According to the tyme spent thairin quhilk they shall missour with a glasse(4) 1591 Burntisland B. Ct. 16 July.
The said contributione to be modifeit and missurit be the discretione off the persouns(5) c1550-c1580 Art of Music 4 b.
Ane sing to tasiturnitie missorit with artificiall sylence eftur the quantatie of ewerrie noit till it appropriat
2. a. To reduce to a certain measurement, to cut short. b. To limit in length, to curtail.1513 Doug. ix. Prol. 66.
I haue in ryme thus far furth tane the cur, Now war me laith my lang laubour myssur [v.rr. misfure, mysfur] 1513 Ib. xii. iv. 35.
The forrettis of thir bestis toppys baith They clyp and myssour, as tho was the gys
