A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1640-1655
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0]
(Limer,) Lymer, n. [e.m.E. limer (16111 one who limewashes.] = Lime-man n. — 1640 Fam. Innes 167.
To the lymer for making twantie scoir bollis lyme [£40] 1655 Cramond Ch. Speymouth 20.
David Dunbar was desyred to agree with some lymers in Strylay for as much lyme as would serwe
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Limer n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/limer>
