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(Ale-,) Aill-sellar, n.¹ Also: aile, ail, aell-; sellair. [Sellar n.¹] An ale-cellar. (See above.) 1454 7th Rep. Hist. MSS. 720/2.
Wat holdis the saidis landis … for the serwise of the kepeing of the Kingis ale sellare 1495 Treas. Acc. I. 268.
To Sande Balfour of the aile sellar 1530 Reg. Privy S. II. 67/1.
Andro Murray, of the aile Sellar 1538 Ib. 443/1.
James Murray, maister of aile sellar 1540 Ib. 522/2.
Thomas Murray, grume in oure soverane lordis aile sellar c 1570 Lennox Mun. 276.
In the garnal wolt, … in the aill sellar 1589 Exch. R. XXII. 73.
To James Bog in the ailsellar 1590 Edinb. B. Rec. 25.
That na aill tavernis, aill sellares or yairds be oppynet