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▪ I. † ˈnorry, n. Obs.
Also norre(y.
[a. OF. norri, pa. pple. of norrir: see next and cf. nory.]
1. A foster-child, pupil.
a1374Chaucer Boeth. i. pr. iii. (1868) 10 O quod sche my norry scholde I forsake þe now. 1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) VI. 79 He took his noble norrey Beda, a childe of sevene ȝere olde, and tauȝte hym whiles he was onlyve.
2. A fosterer, nourisher.
1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) VII. 393 Herbert Lesang, þat..was þo bisshop of Teddeforde, was a greet norrey [v. rr. norry, nory: L. fomes] of symonye, for he hadde i-bouȝt his bisshopriche of þe kyng. c1450Lovelich Grail xxvi. 55 An old vauasour..that Inne sche trosted.., For norre he was to hire sone so dere.
▪ II. † ˈnorry, v. Obs. rare.
Also norree.
[ad. OF. norrir: see nourish v.]
trans. To nurse.
c1450Lovelich Merlin i. 997 Thus the modyr gan hym norree, tyl ten mounthes old he was, Sekerle. Ibid. v. 6532 Thanne took sche the child and leide it hire by,..& hire owne to norrye putte owt thus son. |