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_Complaynt S._
WRANDLY, _adv._ Without intermission; or, with much contention.
_Wallace._
Fris. _wrant_, a litigious person, _wrant-en_, to litigate.
URE, _s._ Chance, fortune.
_Barbour._
O. Fr. _eur_, hazard; Teut. _ure_, vicissitudo.
URE, _s._ Practice, toil.
_Maitland P._
Teut. _ure_, commoditas, temporis opportunitas.
URE, _s._ The point of a weapon.
_Acts Ja. I._
Su. G. _or_, anc. _aur_, a weapon; Isl. _aur_, an arrow.
URE, _s._
1. Ore; in relation to metals, S.
_Douglas._
2. The fur or crust which adheres to vessels, in consequence of liquids standing in them, S. B.
~Ury~, _adj._ Furred, crusted, S. B.
URE, _s._ A denomination of land in Orkney and Shetland.
_Stat. Acc._
Isl. _auri_, octava pars marcae, tam in fundo, quam in mobilibus.
URE, _s._ Colour, tinge, S. B.
Belg. _verw_, Sw. _ferg_, id.
URE, _s._ Soil. _An ill ure_, a bad soil, Ang.
Ir. Gael. _uir_, mould, earth.
URE, _s._ Sweat, perspiration, Ang.
~Ury~, _adj._ Clammy, covered with perspiration, ibid.
URISUM, URUSUM, _adj._
1. Troublesome, vexatious.
_Douglas._
2. Frightful, terrifying, S.
_Ruddiman._
Su. G. _orolig_, inquietus; _oro_, inquies.
URLUCH, _adj._ Having a feeble and emaciated appearance, S. B.
V. ~Wroul~.
Perh. q. _wurl-like_.
_Ross._
_To_ URN, _v. a._ To pain, to torture, Ang.
_Wallace._
Isl. _orne_, calor, _orn-a_, calefacio.
To USCHe, _v. n._ To issue.
_Dunbar._
V. ~Ische~, _v. n._
_To_ ~Ushe~, _v. a._ To clear.
