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Nurisch(e, Norisch(e, v. Also: nurr-, nwr-, nour-, nowr-, noor- and -ish(e, -iche, -ys(s)h(e, -eisch(e. [e.m.E. and ME. norichce (c 1290), -ysch (Rolle), -isshe etc., nuris(c)h (14–15th c.), nurrysh (1471), nouryssh (Caxton), nowrysshe (1542), etc., var. of Nuris v.] tr. To rear or nurture; to suckle; to maintain, sustain, foster; etc. = Nuris v.(1) a1500 Colk. Sow ii. 15.
As scho had nurischeit bene In closter or court 1568 St. A. Kirk S. 310.
Nurischeid a1578 Pitsc. I. 233/12. a1605 Montg. Flyt. 388 (T).
Nikniven … sall nureische [H. nurish] thé thryse c1590 Fowler II. 106/23.
Whether they be citisens, vassalls or pepill nurished and brought vp vnder thé 1622-6 Bisset II. 18/27.(b) 1556 Knox IV. 76.
And liberally to norishe the children that were founde apte to lettres 1568 Cal. Sc. P. II. 574.
Norischid 1581 Hamilton in Cath. Tr. (S.T.S.) 75/15.
Hou tenderlie all his forbearis var norishit in the bosome of the Catholik Kirk 1584 Inverness Rec. I. 297.
Sen the tyme of my birtht I haif bene norischit vpbrocht and led my lyff within this burcht a1597-1617 Hist. Jas. VI 54.
Norishit(c) 1630-1651 Gordon Geneal. Hist. 149.
Noorished(2) c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 387 (C).
The cite … which-in he Was norysshed wp(3) 1548 Balnaves in Knox III. 27.
Honest hou seholders who … nurished their children in the … reverence of God 1565 Bk. Univ. Kirk I. 67.
Her majestie neither may nor will leave the religioun wherin scho hes bein nourishit 1567 Sat. P. iv. 86.
O serpentis seid, nurisheit in wicketnes(4) 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 85.
These lettres nochtwithstanding, the captane of the castle was nurished in grit esperance(5) 1596–7 Misc. Spald. C. I. 93.
Thow … desyrit thair mother that thow micht hef the said John Collisoun to foster and nwriche, quha, knawing thi milk was neir away, refusit 1674 Justiciary Ct. Rec. II. 211.
That she nurished the child and that it died(6) c1590 Fowler II. 62/28.
The bread and wine … to be changed in our bodie and nurisch the saming 1609 Garden Garden 27.
The heauenly foode … , Lord, send againe to nurish vs(7) a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 33 (W).
The flouris fair ware flurischit As natour had thame nurischitabsol. 1560 Rolland Seven S. 1522.(8) 1551 Hamilton Cat. 133.
Cast all thi thocht and care on our Lord, and He sal nurisch thé 1560 Bk. Disc. 224.
The Churche is onlie bund to sustene and nourische off her chargeis … ministeris [etc.] a1586 Maitland Geneal. Setoun 28.
Quhair he was weill nurishit ane lang tyme 1622-6 Bisset I. 51/2.(9) 1560 Rolland Seven S. 1563.
Thame that … gaue counsall this ȝoung imp for to nurische(10) ?1438 Alex. (c 1580) ii. 79.
fig. Kynde had nurished him sa weill Of all verteuis that man may feill 1554 Knox III. 278.
Transubstantiatoun, the byrde that the devel hatched by Pope Nicolas, and … fostered and nurryshed by al his children 1560 Cal. Sc. P. I. 511.
They take me to be a great instrument to nurishe concord amangst some whear they wold wishe to sowe division a1578 Pitsc. I. 16/26.
And peace and vnitie to be nurischit amang the lordis a1585 Maitland Maitl. Q. xxix. 15.
Sum to get land or geir will nourische [F. nureis] stryfe c1590 Fowler II. 58/6.
Sic a memorie that is nourisched by images procedeth not of harty loue Ib. 92/27.
The Romane barons … nurished alwayes maters of dissentions … perpetuallye amangs thame Ib. 138/36. 1598 James VI Basil. Doron 38/1.
As Paull sayes it [faith] man be nourished be prayer 1596 Dalr. I. 255/4.
He fande out the way to nurishe peace with his nychtbouris 1630-1651 Gordon Geneal. Hist. 252.
The papists noorished ther hops by [etc.]

b. To ‘feed’ (a fire). 1615 Crim. Trials III. 361.
He nychtlie … fed and nureischet the said fyre