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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Glore, Gloir, n. Also: glor, gloire. [ME. (rare) and OF. glore, gloire. The usual Sc. form.] Glory.(a) a1400 Leg. S. xxix. 264.
Quhare euir-lestand glore sal be Ib. xxxiv. 257.
Haf I nocht ryches gewine thé … And glore inuch 1456 Hay I. 2/32.
Till him be gevin honoure, lof, and glore abune all erdely lordschippis a1500 Henr. III. 108/31.
That to his glore he may our saulis send c1515 Asl. MS. I. 324/20.
Apollo, god of kinglie glore 1513 Doug. xi. xiii. 133.
This wyndy glore, voust, or avantis 1531 Bell. Boece I. 22.
His pepill, full of glore and chevalry 1558 Q. Kennedy Tractive 100.
Quha … hes evir socht … avancement of thare awin glore 1596 Dalr. I. 229/15.
Our cuntrey men ascryves the same glore vnto thame 1609 Gardyne Garden 37.
Yet all is nought, and bot a glosse of glore 1633 Lithgow Poet. Rem. 79.
The Lamb of God, hembd in with burning glore(b) a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 1293.
Eternaly to ring in glor divyne 1513 Doug. xii. Prol. 52.
It was a glor to se The stablit wyndis Ib. xiii. Prol. 193.
Quha evir in Latyn hes the bruyt or glor(c) 1456 Hay II. 56/22.
Misprising of God … and of his mekle gloire c1500-c1512 Dunb. vii. 8.
Welcum … , Withe gloire and honour, lawde and reuerence 1549 Compl. 170/25.
Ellis al ȝour gloire, veltht, and dignite sal change in vilite 1585 James VI Ess. 10.
This glorious Kings immortal gloire 1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. Ep. 8.
Be the whilk al your Christian predecessors … obtenit … a couronne of gloire(d) 1513 Doug. v. iv. 68.
Howbeyt, wald God, that war a gloir to se 1533 Gau 37/25.
Thow hes crounit hime with gloir and honour 1535 Stewart 12411.
Invinsall victour, full of laud and gloir Ib. 39829.
So foull ane blek for to put in his gloir 1549 Compl. i/1.
The immortal gloir that procedis be the rycht lyne of vertu 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 33.
Thinking … thai … wald tyne the gloir of that nobill act 1596 Dalr. I. 169/17.
Findeng occasioune to win honour and gloir throuch martial deides 1622-6 Bisset l. 42/7.
Ane wirthie prince to have indifficient prais and gloir c1650 Spalding II. 474.
It is to be considderit that Montroiss … wan this victorie with gryt gloir of armis