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Corsby Cors n.1
Cors n.2 Cors v.1
Cors v.2
variant of Cours n.
Cors, Corce,
Corse, n.2 Also: corsce.
1. The cross on which Christ, or one of the saints, was crucified. (See also Haly cors.) Leg. S. i. 621. "To Rome I ga, agane to be One the corse et eft-sone done;"
Ib. iii. 414. "Prechand the turment of the corse;"
Wynt. v. 2648. "Scho hat Elane, that syne fand The cors into the Haly Land;"
1450 Peebles B. Rec. 15. "The ferd mes sal be of the Cors;"
Cr. Deyng 224. "Our lord … the quhilk tholyt ded one the cors;"
1490 Acta Aud. 142/1. "Betuix this and the fest of the Cors callit beltane nixt tocum;"
Dunb. lxxii. 77. "Thai leit him fall doune … Quhill cors and corps and all did crak;"
Stewart 50159. "Beteichand thame in his cuir to gyde, Quhilk on that cors deit for thair trespas;"
Rolland Seven S. 2678. "Imp of the Deuill, cairis nouther cors nor creid;"
b. The form of a (or the) cross; the sign of the cross. Leg. S. xxv. 602. "This Iulyane … wist that with sorcery He mycht nocht wyrk quhare corce ware by;"
Ib. xxvii. 1546. "The takine of the cors to mak one thar froynttis;"
Acts I. 323/2. "He aw till mak a cors in till the erde … quhar the bestis ar fundyn;"
Henr. Fab. 305/25 (B). "I … maid a cors, and closit baith myne ene;"
Stewart 31077. "Sanct Androis corce apperit in the air;"
Ib. 31084. "The watchis … Grit wonder had vpone that cors to luke;"
1614 Crim. Trials III. 295. "The depouner ressauit lykewayes ane letter, without subscriptioun or directioun, saulf onlie ane corse, that it might be knowne frome the other letter;"
c. A model of the cross made of wood or metal. c 1450 Misc. Maitl. C. III. 201. A corse of tre and ane salter in the Provest;
Thewis Wysmen 129. Thai … Nocht our oft creip the cors one kneis;
Stewart 53348. Chaleis, crowat and censuris also, Corsis, chandillaris, and mony relictis mo;
d. A wooden cross sent round as a signal for assembling. (Cf. Firy a.) 1615 Misc. Maitl. C. II. 180. It is statut … that ilk hous … sall carefullie direct the corse … to his nixt nichtbour with ane … bearer for admonishing the people … to convein to kirk;
2. A stone cross or pillar erected in the centre or market-place of a town, or as a boundary mark.
(Cf. Mercat cors.) (1) 1436 Ayr Burgh Ct. Bk. 26 Dec. Tha na wif sal by malt til it cum to the cors;
1456 Peebles B. Rec. 117. His land liand on the south rau anenttis the cors;
1464 Ib. 151. The land of Georg Dawysounis anorththalf the cors;
1488 Paisley B. Rec. 27. At the cors of Paslays side of the dike … be adnullit and put away;
Asl. MS. I. 241/16. Schir James of Douglas … schewe all thair seles at the cors on ane letter with thair handis subscriuit;
Dunb. Flyt. 211. Thow bringis the Carrik clay to Edinburgh corse, Upoun thy botingis;
1536 Dunferm. B. Rec. 17. Gif thai by othir hyd or skyn and offer it nocht to the Cors, it sal be mayd chayt;
1561–2 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 374. For ane lok to the schen e at the cors to chen e ane theiff thairwith;
Pitsc. II. 42/18. He caussit ane herald to pase to the corse and maid oppin procliematiounis that [etc.];
1586–7 Dundee B. Acc. MS. For pynor-fe of the stone to be the heid of the cors;
1605–19 Paisley B. Rec. 134. The tenement besouth the Cors perteining to Robert Montgomerie of Skelmorlie;
(2) 1446 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I. 247. Sua vp endlang that burn and about Tulyschetir … and syne on … to the cors of Brechmont;
1456 Liber Aberbr. 89. Throuout the myre linialy fra the est cors to the west cors;
1510 Reg. Great S. 755/2. Inter viam tendentem per le Pikit-cors et aquam de Nyth;
1555 Melrose R. Rec. III. 224. Fra the yet to the Hakkerstane corce;
1595 Bamff Chart. 143. Fra the said cairne passand south west to ane uther cairne of stanes callit the Reid Corse;
1610 Rep. Milne Home MSS. 81. Wp the cleugh a straight lyn to Lowkie Scheill cors;
3. A small ornamental cross for wearing on the person. 1471 Acta Aud. 14/1. A chene of gold and a cors price xxx li;
1488 Treas. Acc. I. 81. In a round buste within the said box, a cors of gold;
1497 Ib. 379. To by ane rabene to the Kingis cors;
1506 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 434.
Ane cors of gold, weyand half ane unce;
1540 Maxwell Mem. I. 411.
Ane cors of gold, and ane goldin ring;
4. A cross made of two bands of cloth. 1507 Treas. Acc. III. 293. Ane cheseb and tunicales maid of the kingis goun of tanne wellus, and the corses of … dames rede engraned;
1531 Ib. V. 433. For ane quarter quhite taffatis to be corsis to the said baner;
1531–2 Ib. VI. 22. iij quartaris crammasy satyn to be ane corse to the said chesaple;
5. A coin having a cross on one side. Cors and pile, pitch and toss. Dunb. xxix. 22. My purs is maid of sic ane skyn, Thair will na cors byd it within;
Ib. lxxix. 4. For left is nether corce nor cun ie Off all that I tuik in the eir;
1506 Treas. Acc. III. 376. In Wigtoun to the King, quhilk he tynt with Dauid Craufurd at cors and pile;
6. A set of four leaves forming a cross.
1597 Misc. Spald. C. I. 91. Thair scho suld find … thrie cors of clewir girs, and cast the sam in the fyir;
7. A part of a sail.
1614 Soc. Ant. X. 224. For xxv dussoun of canues to be cors and bonet of ane main saill, and cors and bonnet of a foir saill;
8. Attrib. and comb. (freq. in adjectival sense = crossing, lying across), with banding, bar, bot (bolt), chamber, feld, ford, gutter, ile (aisle), linkit, peice, stane. 1645 Tulliallan Coal Wks. 110 b. For 6 skoups eyrining and corsbanding;
— 1587 Acts III. 522/1. A prik of irne … passing throw … the said ovir cors bar;
1629 M. Works Acc. XXIV. 20 b. Ane stapill to the corsbar of the new et;
— 1560–1 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 142. Ane meikill cors bot and xij nallis;
— 1686 Brechin Test. VII. 162 b. Ane table in the cors chamber;
— 1553 Prot. Bk. R. Lumsdane 15. The cassay betuix the faldis of Pit and the corsfeld of Auchercowl;
— 1483 Acta Aud. 118*/2. Anent the richt of the fery bait of the cors ford of Clide;
— 1577 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 63. It is ordanit that the … crames thairfoir be put betuix the cors gutter and the gibbet;
— Maitland Ho. Seytoun 39. This Ladie … biggit the north cors yle of the collage kirk of Seytoun;
— 1587 Edinb. Test. XVII. 242 b. Ane … chein ie corslinkit with fyve knappis;
— 1471 Acta Aud. 14/1. A chene of gold & a cors peice;
— 1458 Liber Aberbr. 104. Haldand eist to the corsstane abwne Cargfuryngis … and eist the north part of Tarrak tyl ane othyr corsstane;
