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Scorning, -yng, vbl. n. Also: scornnyng, skornyn. [ME and e.m.E. scærninge (a1205), scornunge (a1240); f. or f. as Scorn v.] The action or fact of scorning, in senses of Scorn n. 1.(1) a1400 Leg. S. xli 130.
Scho … at his vordis mad smylyng In manere of scornyng c1460 Thewis Wysmen 135.
Wysmen luvis na scornnyng a1500 Rauf C. 436.
And call thow it na scorning, bot do as I thé ken 1551 Hamilton Cat. 86.
Quha … says ony injurious wordis to [an other] … , nyknamis, banning, backbyting, or scorning [etc.] Ib. 156.
Our salviour tholit gret scorning and mony strakis Arundel MS 253/424.
Forgife me, for I … hes offendit thé … in playis, lauchand and speikand vane langage and in scornyng a1570-86 Arbuthnot Maitl. F. 51/78.
Scorning I hait ȝit man I smyle … Quhen I the mokkis of vther men behald(2) 1535 Stewart 26770.
The Britis all thairat … leuch, With greit heidding and scornyng als aneuche(3) 1375 Barb. ix 367.
Thai schowtyt him and skornyn mad ?1438 Alex. i 875.
Thair sall nane mak at me scorning … at my departing Ib. ii 6090.
Thvs Alexander … Maid his scorning and his hething With the duke Emynedus
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