A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1420, 1513-1596
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Amerale, Amirall, n. Also: amerall, amyrale, ammiral, ammyral, -all, amerwaill, amrel. [ME. amyral, amrall, etc., (OF. amiral, amrel: see Admiral and Almeral.] An admiral.c1420 Wynt. iv. 877 (W).
He wrait his entent and will [To] the amerwaill [sic] of Yonys c1420 Ib. 911 (R).
The Amerale swne land has tane c1420 Ib. 1733.
Sa that his Amerall was he Tyll all hys nawyne apon sec1420 Ib. vii. 2583.
Amyrale ?a1400 Nine Nobles 3.
Hectour … slew xix. kyngis, And ammirallis a hunder and mare 1513 Doug. iii. viii. 37.
My fader, ammyral of our flote 1549 Corr. M. Lorraine 298.
P. Erle Bothuill, amirall 1596 Dalr. I. 187/4.
He was amrel of ane nauie contrare the ffrenches and Saxounis
