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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1483-1670
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Marinar, Maryna(i)r, n. Also: marinor, mar(i)e-, maro-, marri-, marrynar, mairinor; meri-, merrenar. [Cf. Marinal(l and Mariner, and med. L. marinarius.] A sailor, a seaman. = Marinal(l n. b. Attrib. with craft.(a) 1483 Acts Lords Auditors *123/1.
Gif ony of the said wyne be … spendit be the said Oliuer or his marinaris of the said schip 1498 Acts Lords of Council II. 260. 1492 Myll Spectakle of Luf 284/6.
The king … maid his marynaris to row and saill efter the schipe of Jasone 1502 Treasurer's Accounts II. 153. a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 463. 1509 Reg. Privy S. I. 283/2.
With … schippis, maisteris, steremain, marinaris and pages meit … for thame 1513 Treasurer's Accounts IV. 479.
Marenaris 1513 Ib. 498.
Marrynaris 1513 Doug. iii. ii. 18.
The noys vpsprang of mony maryinar [Sm. -air] Byssy at thar wark 1524 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 203. 1538 Mill Mediæval Plays 127. 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 7339.
My marinaris thay ar in reddynes, To tak vp saillis, and to the sey thame dres 1562-3 Winȝet I. 3/10. 1562-3 Ib. /24.
Gydit … be sleuthfull marinaris and sleipand sterismen 1567 Acts III. 29/2.
Marinaris and sic as hantis the seyis 1574 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 27.
That na privie frauchting be betuix merchant and merinar 1575 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I. 40. a1578 Pitsc. I. 216/9, 230/5.
Marienaris 1579 Inverness Rec. I. 268. 1580 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I. 110.
Maronaris 1581 Acts III. 214/2.
Anent the ordoure betuix the merchandis and marrinaris for pilleit guidis a1595 Cullen Chron. Aberd. 65.
xx merrenaris 1622-6 Bisset II. 211/2.(b) 1549 Corr. M. Lorraine 315.
Marinoris of the Kyngis schyp 1670 Rec. Old Tolbooth in Bk. Old Edinb. C. V. 155.
Mairinor in Lethb. 1564 Protocol Book of John Robeson MS. 86 b.
To leir the marinar craft and sey effairs
