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Mar(r)ow, v. Also: marrou. P.p. also marwyt. [f. Marrow n. Also in the mod. Sc. and north. Eng. dial.]

1. tr. To associate, join in partnership, join. Also refl.Const. to, with another, togidder, and without compl. ?14.. Ship Laws c. 12 (B).
A maystyr of a schip hyris his men … and sum of his men be marwyt wyth the chepmen and wyth the maystyr and vthyr sum has nocht in hand 1522 Old Dundee II. 306. 1542 Acts II. 414/2.
That thir lordis … be … put for keping of the Quenis grace or ony tua of thaim quarterlie & ane to be put and marrowit to thaim be my lord gouernour 1562-3 Winȝet II. 38/23.
Quhen … Christe wes firste borne … man allone and nocht ȝit marrowit be the vnitie of the persoun of the Sone of God 1572 Sempill Sat. P. xxx. 153.
Sic vane excambion can I not considder As marrow tratours and the trew togidder c1590 Fowler II. 83/14.
[Louis XII] did associat and marroued vnto him … the King of Spane a1658 Durham Comm. Rev. 747.
Here … a thousand bodies … yet … all are put to their own masters, none are wrong marrowedrefl. 1488 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 55.
For the honour … of fremen … of small substance … that thairfor sic a burges, bot na vther persoun, marrow him with ane maister of substance, and lay his penny to his c1590 Fowler I. 97/13.
The morning starr … Who willinglie dois marrow hir with all his [the sun's] light & flame

b. ? To espouse, marry. 1520–1 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) I. 36.
That scho suld geiff ane par of schetis … to his frend in marriage quham David Cadȝow suld marow

2. intr. a. To enter into partnership, to ‘combine’. b. To wed.a. 1538 Aberd. B. Rec. MS. XVI.
To marrow and nychtbour with wtheris 1578 (1659) Dumfries Fleshers 5 May.
(Jam.). Incaice that any frieman marrow or be pairtiner with any vnfrieman 1578 Ib.
That na frieman of the said craft marrow with any vnfrieman ather of this craft or any vther craftb. 1630 Rutherford Christ & Doves 4.
The kirk is like a dove mourning without a marrow; … the meek Spouse of Christ will not marrow with a malicious house

3. a. tr. To provide with an (? equal or worthy) opponent in a contest, to match. b. P.p. Entered as a worthy competitor in a competition. 1567 Sempill Sat. P. viii. 60.
In fechting war thow neuir so fers, Thow salbe marrowit and I may a1605 Montg. Misc. P. l. 38.
Venus … Wald have preferrit this paragon As marrowit, but matche, most meit The goldin ball to bruik alone