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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Siff-wricht, Sivewright, n. Also: seiff-, seiv(e), sieve-, seave-, scheif-, swiffwricht. [Sif(f n. and Wricht n.] A maker of sieves. = Siff-maker n.In surnames from 16th c.1512 Black Surnames s.v. Sievewright.
Suffwricht
1567 Black Surnames s.v. Sievewright.
Sifwricht, etc.
1572 St. A. Kirk S. 364.
Lucas Schifwrycht
1578 Aberd. Chart. 340.
The Swiffwrichtis Croft
1612 Fraserburgh Kirk S. 1b (15 July).
[Several men accused] of nicht drinking in the scheifwrichtis confessis the sam
1619 Perth Kirk S. MS 16 Aug.
Johne Ȝoung siff wricht
1627 Fraserburgh Kirk S. II 25 March.
Robert Andersone seivwricht was delait in byding from the kirk
1647 Douglas Bequest 25 Sept.
Sclaitteris … painteris plaistereris and seivewrightis
1648 Aberdeen Reg. of Indentures in Sc. N. & Q. 1 Ser. XI 43.
March 4. Alexr. Sutor son to Jon Sutor, seiffwricht p. to Wm. Hendersone, wobster, 5 years and 1 year
1649 Justiciary Cases III 835.
Seavewricht
1652 Edinb. Test. Index II 338.
Seave-wright
1676 Lauder Notices Affairs I 93.
The wrights and masons of Edinburgh raise a declarator against the bowars, sclaiters … sivewrights, plumbars, and upholsterers
1679 Coll. Witchcraft 95.
Sive-wright
1698 Edinb. Marr. 20.
Sievewright

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