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: 1500-1512
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Chalmerleir, n. [? error for chalmereir: see Chalmerere.] A chambermaid. —c1500-c1512 Dunb. xlii. 86.
Lust chasit my ladeis chalmirleir, … Thus ransonit thai the presoneir
