A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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(Surriginary,) Surregenrie, n. Also: surigeonrie, surrurgeanirye, surregenie, serurgerie. [ME and e.m.E. surgerye (Chaucer), surgery (Trevisa), surgenrie (15th c.), surgeonry (a1500), OF surgerie, ser-, cirurgiennerie.] Surgery. = Chirurgerie n., Chirurgianrie n. and Chirurgie n. —(a) 1505 Edinb. B. Rec. I 102.
That na … persoun … vse ony poyntis of our saidis craftis of surregenie or barbour craft … bott gif he be first frieman and burges … and thatt he be worthy and expert in all the poyntis belangand the saidis craftis … thatt is to say that he knaw anotamell, nature and complexion of euery member humanis bodie and … all the vaynis of the saymn, thatt he may mak flewbothomell … and als thatt he knaw in quhilk member the signe hes domination for the tyme [etc.] 1538 Reg. Privy S. II 399/2.
We … gevis full power and licence to the said Alexander to use medecynery, potingary, surrurgeanirye 1596 Dalr. I 140/5.
This king was first, quha vnto the Scottis apned vpe the mysterie of medicine and surigeonrie —(b) 1558 Knox IV 252.
As the woundit man, be he never sa expert in phisick or serurgerie, can not suddanlie mitigate his awne pane and dolour
