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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Sourok, -ak, Sowrok, -ak, n. Also: souroch, -oik, sorrock, sourrak, -ock, sowrock, -ouk, surock, surrak, -ock, suwrock, sorok. [Appar. a dimin. form of Sour(e adj., but cf. ME and e.m.E. sour dock (sour-dokke, c1325) common sorrel. Cf. also MDu. suric (Verdam), suerick (Kilian), MLG sureke.] Common sorrel, Rumex acetosa.Freq. in pl., also pl. as sing., and attrib.pl. 1456 Hay II 130/14.
Than suld men ete culand metis … with culand sals of vert jus or vinager or sourokkis a1500 Henr. III 151/29.
Ane medecyne for the maw … With sueit satlingis and sowrokis 1549 Compl. 67/4.
I sau … sourakkis, that vas gude for the blac gulset a1595 Misc. Spald. C. II xxxi.
Tak surrakis and rost thame in an dokane and la thame to the byile 1596 Anal. Scot. II 13.
Gif he hes the seid of al sort of mawes, purpie and sorrelis or sourochis 1597 Misc. Spald. C. I 105.
Sche commandit the said Johne … to eat sourrakis aboute sonne rysing 1631 Buccleuch Household Bk. 25 Sept.
For persell surockis and uther grein herbis 1631 Buccleuch Household Bk. 22 Nov.
For suwrocks to stoue a hen with 1631 Buccleuch Household Bk. 22 Nov.
For anduve siccorie and surrockis to boyll with it a1646 Wedderburn Voc. (1709) 12.
De Herbis. Acestosa, sowrocks 1500-1699 Herbarius Latinus Annot. lxxix (Bot.).
Lappacium acutum, dokan [also reid dokan, sourrockis] 1500-1699 Herbarius Latinus Annot. v (Bot.).
Acetosa, sowroukis, … sovroikis 1500-1699 Herbarius Latinus Annot. v (Adv.).
Sorokissing. 1568 Skeyne Descr. Pest 25.
Sourakattrib. 1568 Skeyne Descr. Pest 37.
With rose or sowrak vatteris
