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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hare, n.² Also: har, haer, hear(e; hore. [North. ME. haar(e, hare, har (a 1300), north midl. hore, hor (c 1300), ON. hár. A common variant is Hair n.¹]

1. A single hair. Usually in pl. c1420 Wynt. iii. 429.
Gyve sevyn harys off his hewyde War schawyn off 1492 Myll Spect. I. 278/4.
Quha distroyeit Samsone … bot Dallyda … in cuttyn of his harys 1513 Doug. i. ix. 17.
Hys crysp harys war plesand on to se Ib. ii. xi. 10. Ib. iv. x. 11.
Ryvand hir bricht haris petuusly Ib. v. x. 21.
Thar harys all war tukkyt vp on thar crown Ib. x. iv. 127.
[Triton] With … vissage All rowgh of harys 1533 Boece iv. iv. 130.
Religious wemen … with haris skalit out of plett 15.. Clar. iv. 1207.
Hir damosellis … With pearle scheaplet thair hearis set abovefig. c1460 Consail Wys Man 199.
Behald thi-self and hald thé styll; Think one the har is in thi nek

b. Nocht ane hare, not a jot. ?1438 Alex. ii. 2895.
I compt nocht all thare schore ane hare Ib. 6961.
All that he prysit nocht ane hare

2. Hair collectively. 1375 Barb. i. 384.
He … had blak har Ib. 397. a1400 Leg. S. xxi. 93.
Scho … rawe hir hare Ib. xxix. 1002.
For-out weme in hyd or har c1420 Wynt. iii. 436.
Scho gert slely a barbare Off hys hevyd schawe all the hare ?1438 Alex. ii. 284.
With lyart berd and hare gresone a1500 Lanc. 365.
Of al his hed the hore [: wharfore] a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 225.
Thoucht all my hare were hertis for to think 1533 Bell. Livy I. 166/28.
The hare of his hede 1533 Boece xi. ii. 403.
Ane creature … all ouregrowin with birs and hare 1513 Doug. ii. v. 51 (R).
All his hare was glotnyt full of blude Ib. vii. viii. 100. c1590 J. Stewart 33/123.
Hir haer disparplit 1592 St. A. Baxters Bk. 48.
For rowging out the said Archbaldis heare owt of his beard 1603 Montgomery Mem. 249.
Ane pereuyk of har Ib. 251.
Ane hup of har 1614 Aberd. Council Lett. I. xxiii.
Brushes of hare