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Nurisch(e, n. Also: nurish(e, -eis(c)he, nwrische, -ish, -eisch, nurreych; nuireische; norishe; nourische, -ish, nowrish. [e.m.E. (north.) nurische (1483), ME. nurishe (Wyclif), e.m.E. and ME. norishe, noryshe (Wyclif), e.m.E. nourishe, nourysshe (Caxton), adopted in Sc. in the late 16th c.] A nurse. = Nuris n. a1605 Montg. Flyt. 467 (T).
Nikniven, as nwrische, to teich it, gart tak it Id. Misc. P. xlviii. 47.
Thair tender babis, ȝit on the nurish knee 1590 Crim. Trials I. ii. 207.
Bessie Roy, nurreych to the laird of Boquhane 1594 Elgin Rec. II. 39.
Nureische 1596 Misc. Spald. C. I. 93.
Nwrische 1595 Duncan App. Etym.
Nurish a1598 Ferg. Prov. No. 268.
For love of the nourish [v.r. nurice] monie kisses the bairne 1596 Elgin Rec. II. 45.
That scho gaif command to hir nureishe to weshe hir barne with irne vre Ib.
With hir nuireische 1607 Dundonald Par. Rec. 143.
Jonat Wood, nwreisch in Clolinand 1609 Aberd. Eccl. Rec. 69.
That nane be ressaved out of landwart to be nurisches in this burght 1616 Wedderb. Compt Bk. 112.
Nurische 1628 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. II. 619.
Nurishe 1629 Brechin Test. IV. 359.
Sustenenge of hir hous nourische servant & … hir sone 1630 Aberd. Eccl. Rec. 110.
Nwrish 1633 Orkney Witch Trial in Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. V. 547.
Being nurisch to Johne Browne in the tyme 1644 Baillie II. 196.
My nurish 1645 Sc. Ant. III. 18.
To the old nowrish called bread nourishfig. 1583 Melvill 152.
Wha sould be nurishes of the Kirkattrib. 1676 Kirkcudbr. Test. (Reg. H.) 19 Apr.
or uninfl. possess. Of nurish fies for a bairnes boarding £15 1688 Ib. (Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct.) 21 Aug.
To the norishe and servants fie