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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Chamer, Chamir, n. Also: chamyr, -ur, chammer, -yr. [ME. chamer, rare variant of chaumer Chawmer.]

1. A chamber or room.(a) 1433 Liber Coll. Glasg. 167.
Ane honest hall, chamir, and butler Brus ii. 59.
Than knokyt thai at his chamur thar Ib. 97.
Quhen the burdys doun war laid, Till chamyr went thai then in hy 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 310.
Giffin … for ij tin stopis to the King, to mak seruice in the chamir 1504 Ib. III. 428.
To James Dog, for bent and stray to the Quenis chamir, xvij s. 1517 Ib. V. 129.
For expensis maid … in reparating of the chamir in the quhilk the King levis now in the castell 1540 Maxwell Mem. 408.
The chammyr abwyn the hall(b) 1461 Soc. Ant. XXVI. 466.
Iohne Maiel govldsmithe and verlete of chamer til the Lord the Dalfyne 1481 Peebles B. Rec. 188.
To resid … in the habytacion to be maid on the said grond in chameris and wther byggyn 1499 Halyb. 251.
A mat to his chamer 20 ffut lang and als brad 1507 Treas. Acc. III. 369.
To Wantonnes that the King fechit and gert hir sing in the Quenes chamer c1500-c1512 Dunb. lvii. 19.
Sum hes thair advocattis in chamer, And takis thame selffe thairof na glamer 1543 Reg. Cupar A. II. 28.
Thai sall haue sufficient chameris and stabling, … for to ressaue … xij or xvj hors honestlye 1573 Reg. Soltre 226.
The prouest … appointit Tuysday nixt cumis … to compeir in Patrik Spreulis chammer a1578 Pitsc. I. 337/15.
Hallis, chameris … witht costlie beding [etc.] 1658 Mun. Univ. Glasg. III. 546.
Three chimneys in the three chamers that are dressed

2. = Chalmer n. 2. 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 282.
To Iohne Lam of Leith, for gun chameris … iiij li. 1507 Ib. III. 395.
To Hannis, gunnar, for carying of xxiiij gunnis and thair chamiris fra Leith to the barres

3. Attrib. (in sense 1) with childe, clock, flure, hire, pot. 1596 Dalr. I. 323/13.
With his chammirchilde [L. cubicularius] they conspyre … to putt doune the king — 1658 Mun. Univ. Glasg. III. 544.
Ane chamer clock in a mirrour — 1499 Halyb. 251.
Tyls for his chamer flowr — 1497 Ib. 123.
Efter his partyn, for his chamer hir — 1636 Edinb. Test. LVII. 305.
Twa tyn chamer pottis