† furev.
Obsolete. Scottish.
1. transitive. To bear, carry.
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the world > movement > transference > [verb (transitive)] > convey or transport > carry
carryc1400
fure1487
port1566
porter1609
tote1677
hug1788
to carry me (also you, it, etc.) (and) go1837
pack1846
hump1853
1487 Sc. Acts James III (1814) II. 178/2 That na gudis be furit be þe master apoun his ouerloft.
1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) iii. l. 222 With flour and wyne als mekill as thai mycht fur.
c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) xvi. 1 How suld my febill body fure The dowble dolour I indure?
1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem 141 Na gudes sould be fured vpon the over-loft of the shippes.
2. To lead, conduct. Also absol.
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society > authority > control > be in control [verb (intransitive)] > guide
furec1540
conduct1835
society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > lead
furec1540
subduce1609
ring-lead1617
manuduct1641
lead1642
manuduce1657
bear-lead1833
officer1839
van1852
skipper1883
spear-head1938
c1540 J. Bellenden in tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. sig. Aijv So far as laboure and his wisdome furis.
1637 R. Monro Exped. Scots Regim. i. 45 To his Master the Kings Majesty or Generall, that fuers or leades the warre.
Derivatives
ˈfuring n. freight.
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society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > [noun] > cargo
fraughta1400
freightc1503
lading1526
furing1535
cargason1583
fraughting1598
fraughtagea1616
stowagea1640
cargo1657
package1669
fare1707
freightage1803
deck-cargo1861
shipment1861
1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 246 For birth and wecht hir furing wes so hie, With thame ilkane scho sank into the se.
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