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Surriginare, Surugenar, n. Also: surrigioner, surigeoner, surigioner, sourrigioner, suruginer, sorugenar, syrigionar, schirurginar, surgeiner, (cheringear). [e.m.E. surionrer (once, Cath. Angl.), suringer (once, 1599); Surrigeane n., with the occupational suffix -ar(e, -er.] 1527 Acts II 320/2.
The ȝerlie fee and pensioun grantit … be oure soverane lord to … George Leithe his surriginare 1569 Digest Justiciary Proc. G 33.
Nowie Bussat, decone of cheringeares c1580 Bann. Trans. 489.
Ane sourrigioner of Abirdene called William Urwhart come … and bowalled the deid corps, which after the bowalling was … hade into the chapell a1578 Pitsc. I 235/18.
King James the fourt was weill leirnit in the art of mediecein and also ane cuning sorugenar a1578 Pitsc. I 354/5.
Surugenaris 1580 Laing Chart. 250.
[William Ainslie] schirurginar 1583 Perth B. Ct. 3 May.
Thomas Andersone syrigionar decane of the wrychtis 1583–4 Perth B. Ct. 27 Jan.
Surigioner 1587 Waus Corr. 404.
Andro Broun surgeiner in Edinburg 1596 Dalr. I 142 marg.
Medicineris & surigeoneris or barbouris he esteimet nocht litle 1602 Tailor's Acc. Bk. 27a.
James Killoch suruginer