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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Firy, Fyry, a. Also: fyrye, fyrie, fyré, fyrrie, firye, feirry. [ME. fyry, firy, fiery (c 1290), southern fury (c 1275), f. fyre, fire, Fire n.] Burning with, or like, fire; fiery.(a) c1475 Wall. v. 8.
Phoebus had lost his fyry bemis cler 1490 Irland Mir. 79/24.
The schynand and fyry suerd, that stoppis oure gait to paradice c1515 Asl. MS. I. 322/19.
The fyry wengeans of hell lichtis on thaim c1500-c1512 Dunb. vii. 75.
Saturnus doune withe fyry eyn did blent 1513 Doug. ix. xi. 87.
Ane hydduus byssand fyry speir Ib. xi. xv. 50.
Hait syndris and fyry colys c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 901.
Cupido, with his fyrie dart 1581 Sat. P. xliv. 340.
Ȝour treason strang ȝour fyrie breist sall ding 1615 Crim. Trials III. 23.
Sir James … has latlie directit out ane fyrie croce from the head of Locherrane to the Tarbart 1657 Balfour Ann. IV. 94.
Was seine in the firmament a fyrrie forked suord(b) 1531 Bell. Boece II. 63.
Ane firy comeit wes sene, with mony terrible bemes 1570 Leslie 11.
He was called Jame with the firye face, be ressoun of ane bread reid spott … upon ane of his cheikis 16.. Hist. Kennedy 51.
He was feirse and feirry, and winder nembill