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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: 1375-1598

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Mobil(l, Mubil(l, Meuble, n.1 Also: moble, mwbill. Plur. moblis, -ys, -es, mobillis, mublis, -ys, mubillis, meublis, -eis, meubelles, moublis. [ME. moble (14th c.), plur. -ylles, meuble (a 1450), f. as Mobil(l a. Cf. Meble n.]

Movable property; movable goods, chattels; also, possessions, wealth, more generally.coll. sing. and plur.Common in Douglas.sing. 1375 Barb. v. 275 (E).
A man … rych of moble [C. mwbill] and off cateill
14.. Burgh Laws c. 38 (A).
Alswell of landis as of mobill [B. moblis]
c1420 Wynt. v. 2947 (W).
[That the teindis] suld … be payit doune Baith of nobill [sic in MS.] and monay
a1500 Golagros and Gawane 807.
For al the mobil on the mold
a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 827.
He gaderit moble sa oure messour That he a towre fillit of tressour
a1500 Ib. 870, 884. 1505 Dunferm. B. Rec. I. 347.
[Their heirs failing, the lands] cumande agane to the nerrest and lauchfull airris of the said Johne quhat sumeuir as moble of mariage
plur. (a) ?1438 Alex. ii. 7152.
In his countre Was nouther strange na ȝit preue That he na reft rent and mobillis baith
1513 Doug. i. i. 23.
Cartage … myghty of moblys
1513 Ib. viii. iii. 9.
The Kyng Evander of moblys not mychty
1513 Ib. vi. 15.
Nor ȝit had craft to conquys … geir, Nor kepe thar moblys [R. movblis] quhen it gadderit was
1513 Ib. x. ix. 49.
A hows … full of mobillis seir
1513 Ib. ii. xii. 74, iv. Prol. 258, viii. iii. 178, ix. v. 116, etc. 1531 Bell. Boece (M)I. 141.
To be aire to his croun, riches and mobillis
(b) c1420 Bute MS. 154.
Of landis and mublys in burgh courtys
1570 Leslie 136.
Taking away all the saide bishoppis mubillis
(c) 1398 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 38.
Na man sal … let thaim to bryng ne to by thair vitaillis ne thair meubles to thair castellis
1456 Hay I. 154/26.
Bot as of guidis wonnyn apon inymyes … that is to say meubleis
1456 Ib. 292/11.
Ane Emperour may mak testament of his meubles bot he may nocht mak heritage of the empire
1568–9 Anderson Collect. Mary IV. ii. 188.
Reving … his majesties pretious meubles, jewills and stanis of greit valor
1570 Cal. Sc. P. III. 303. 1571 Q. Mary in 1571 Ib. IV. 60.
My meubelles
1597–8 Household Bks. Jas. VI 28 Feb.
Prouisioun and meubles

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