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

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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1435-1686

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Futefell, Fut(e)-, Fitfaill, n. Also: futefale, -fall, futfell, -fall, -foll, fitfell, -feall, footfaille, fute vel, futvale, fytwale. [App. f. Fute n. and Fell n.2] The skin of a lamb which has died soon after being dropped.(a) 1435 Exchequer Rolls IV. 604.
De custuma 880 pellium que dicuntur futefellis
1442 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 397.
That na man by woll skynnis derar than x d., … the dusane of futfellis ii s.
1464 Peebles B. Rec. 150.
Nane suld pass outoutht the yettis of the town, nother to by hiddis, skynis, futfellis na lamskynis
1575 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 38.
The gyft vnder the greit seill, dischargeing the customes of futfellis and schorlingis
1597 Skene Verb. S. s. v. Bullion.
Ilk serplaith of futfelles, con[teining] 4000
1611 Edinburgh Testaments XLVI. 229.
Ane dussoun of futfellis, price of the peace thairof v s.
(b) 1568 Edinburgh Testaments I. 143 b.
Sevintene futefaillis … thre lamb skynnis
1570 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I. 23.
To mak ane supplicatioun … for discharging of the customes of scaldingis and schoirling and futefalis
1592 Acts III. 580/2.
Skynnis vndirwrittin callit in the vulgar tongue scorlingis, scaldingis, futefaillis [etc.]
1610 Brechin Testaments II. 111.
Fut faillis, schorlingis, & calff skins
(c) 1554 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 203.
Two hundreth skynnis, … futfallis and lambskynis exceptit
1586 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I. 213.
Customes of … schorlingis, scaldingis, futefallis, lentroun wairis
(d) 1603 Stirling Merch. Guild 20.
Ilk thowsand fitfails vij d
1686 Glasgow Customs MS. 12.
Sixtine hundred fit fealls
(e) 1630 Edinb. B. Rec. VII. 85.
That na rouche skynnis, shorlingis, or footfailles salbe skoirit, hoilet, or blaymit

b. sing. in collective sense.1452 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. 4.
Pellium … volgariter dictarum … futefell
1492 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 47.
A lettre of the freing of the custum of lenter war, fute vel and other sic
1493 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 50.
j dusan futfale
1495 Halyb. 90.
Rasavit out off the samyn sek 125 futfell
1562 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 353.
Certane skynnis, sic as hog, scherling, futfaill, lamskyne, and wtheris
1577 Edinburgh Testaments V. 127.
Five dosane of futefaill, price of the dosane xvij s.

c. Attrib. with skin or lamb skin.1535 Aberd. B. Rec. (J.).
vij dossund of futfaill skynnis
1535 Aberd. B. Rec. (J).
vij dossane of fytwale skynnis
1541 Aberd. B. Rec. (J).
Futvale skynnis
1567 Edinburgh Testaments I. ii b.
Threttie twa fitfaill skynnis
1580 Ib. VIII. 166.
Thrie hundreth … of futefaill lamb skynnis
1610 Brechin Testaments II. 53 b.
Item futfaill lamskins
1617 Edinburgh Testaments XLIX. 284 b.
Tua hundreth fitfell skins
1650 Ib. LXV. 73.
Tua thowsand fitfaill skins

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