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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1513-1626
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Se-rever, n. Also: see-, sey-, sea-, seæ-, sie- and -revar(e, -revair, -rewar, -rewer, -rewir, -river, -reiffar. [e.m.E. sea-rover (1579-80); Se n.1 and Refar n.] A sea-robber, a pirate.1513 Doug. vii vi 48.
Ȝone fals sey revar [Sm. see rewir, Ruddim. se reuer] wil leif in sturt, God wayt c1522 Doug. in Doug. (Sm.) I p. cx.
One Robert Bertoun, one verre pyrett and sey revare 1530 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 326.
Divers schippis reft and spulȝeit … be ane sey revair callit Knyphoif 1531 Treasurer's Accounts V 440.
To arreist the sey revaris 1533 Bell. Livy II 189/8.
Quhen thai war tane be sey revaris [B. reiffaris] namyt Liparanis 1567 Digest Justiciary Proc. F 34.
James Edmunstoun and Johnne Blacader … commoun piratis and see revaris 1567 Digest Justiciary Proc. F 35.
The foirsaid piratis commoun theves and sea revaris 1575–6 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I 44.
The … commissaris vnderstanding the seais to be replenischit with piratis and sea revaris, and in speciall with Flessingaris … vnder the Prince of Orange dominioun 1595 Duncan App. Etym.
Pyrata, a sea-rewar, a pyrate 1602 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs II 138.
To fall amangis thair enymeis handis or sey reweris 1610 Edinb. B. Rec. VI 344.
Ane commoun and deteistabill pirat and sie river 1622-6 Bisset II 228/14.
All decreittis … contrare seæ revaris
