A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1525-1528
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Merling, n. ? Also: murlȝeon. [e.m.E. and ME. (1307–8), OF. merlanc, -lenc.] The whiting. —1525 Household Bks. Jas. V 7.
Empt. … ij ronis, lxxxiiij merlingis, lxxxiiij perches1528 Ib. (App.) 14.
Empt. … sperlingis, murlȝeonis, pranis