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sorner Sc.|ˈsɔːnə(r)|
Also 5 sornour, 6 (9) sornar, 7 soroner.
[f. sorn v.]
One who sorns; one who quarters himself upon others; a sponger.
1449Sc. Acts, Jas. II (1814) II. 36/1 The away putting of sorneris, ourlyaris, & masterful beggaris. 1455Ibid. 43/1 Item quhar euer sornoures be ourtane in tyme to cum, þat þai be deliueryt to þe kingis schereffis. 1506Exch. Rolls Scotl. XII. 704 The names of all thevis, pikaris, and sornars that oppress the cuntre. 1575Reg. Privy Council Scot. II. 450 Certane sornaris, vagaboundis and utheris oppressouris of the cuntre. 1609in Burt Lett. N. Scotl. (1818) II. 243 Eating up by sorners (sturdy beggers) and idle bellies. 1699Records of Elgin (1903) I. 361 The counsell ordains notorious soroners, wagabonds and strangers to be instantly banished the burgh. 1797[see sornee]. 1821Scott Pirate v, This is the house of his Lordship's factor, and no place of reset for thiggers or sorners. 1881Masson De Quincey ix. 104 The prince of almoners for sorners and beggars. |