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: 1499-1500, 1567-1681
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Miner-, Mynerall, n. Also: mynerale, -iall, (maneriall), mynrall; minor-, mynorall, minorale. [ME. and e.m.E. minerall (1390), myner-, mynoral(l (1563), OF. mineral, med. L. minerale: cf. Minerall,a.]
1. a. ? A mining and metallurgical works; a metalmine and the works associated with it. b. ? A mineral deposit.Most common in the formula mynis and mynerallis.a1500 Henr. Fab. 1097 (Bann.).
Rycht as the mynoure [H. minor] in his mynorall [v.rr. minorale, -all] Faire gold with fyre may fra the lede wele wyn 1567–8 Mining Rec. 13.
The dekay of myndis and mynerallis of gold and silver within this realme 1583 Reg. Privy C. in Mining Rec. 17.
The haill goldin silver copper tin and leidin myndis and myneriallis [Acts III. 369/1, mynes and maneriallis] within this realme 1588 Reg. Privy C. IV. 320.
To … grant na tak to ony personis of quhatsoevir mynrallis within this realme 1588 Ib.
To work … ony of the saidis mynis and mynrallis 1663 Acts VII. 525/1.
Libertie to search out, worke & vse all and sindrie mynes and other mineralls within the paroche of Sidweik & Cowane
2. pl. Minerals, substances obtained by mining, esp. metals and ores.1584 Acts III. 369/2.
Vpoun the ground quhair the saidis mynerales of leid vris salhappin to be win 1584 Ib. 370/2.
To transport the samin [gold and silver] and all vtheris mynerallis and mettales … beȝond sea 1599 Rollock Wks. I. 373.
Art thou ane philosopher … and can seirch out all the minerallis [etc.] 1633 Reg. Great S. 44/2.
Reservand to ws yron wre and all other kynd of minerallis 1681 Acts VIII. 383/1.
