Obs. Chiefly Sc. Forms: α. 4–5 victor, 5 Sc. victour, wictour(e, 6 Sc. wict-, victore. β. 4 victoire, 5 victoyre. [a. OF. victore and victoire: see VICTORY sb.] Victory.

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  α.  1375.  Barbour, Bruce, IV. 277. Scho … bad him till the battale spede, For he suld victor haf but drede. Ibid., VIII. 255. Gif that we may … Haf victour of our fayis heir.

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c. 1375.  Sc. Leg. Saints, XI. (Simon & Jude), 176. To knaw hyme & his helpe crafe, be quham þu mycht þe wictoure hafe.

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a. 1400–50.  Alexander, 2096. Alexander þe athill … A-vanced with þe victore & vengid on his faes.

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1413.  26 Pol. Poems, xii. 131. Þat haþ victor, wole be euel payed, So many good men ben lest.

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c. 1470.  Henry, Wallace, VII. 148. The gold takynnis … Wictour in armys, that thou sall haiff be grace.

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1533.  Gau, Richt Vay, 45. Deid is swolit throw wictore.

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1549.  Compl. Scotl., Ep. 4. I suld nocht forȝet the tryumphant victore,… conqueist be the vailȝeant … kyng of secilie.

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  β.  1390.  Gower, Conf., I. 37. Fulofte is sene … The fieble hath wonne the victoire. Ibid., 125. To kepe and drawe into memoire Of his bataille the victoire.

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1474.  Caxton, Chesse, II. iv. (1883), 52. Scylla that was Duc of the Romayns wyth oute had many fayr victoyres agaynst the Romayns wyth Inne.

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