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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Marchand-, Merchand-war(e, n. Also: marcheand-, martchant-, merchant-, -ent- and -wair, -waer, -vair. a. (Saleable, satisfactory, sound, good quality) merchandise. b. (? Chiefly western.) Merchandise, marketable goods. = Marchand-waris,n. pl. a. 1482–3 Acta Conc. II. cvii.
[To] pay … sevin sek of woll gude and sufficient merchand ware without ter, cot or eik 1489 Acta Aud. 138/2.
A last of salmond full rede and swet of the bynd of Banff gude merchand ware 1498 Liber Melros 621.
(Wool,) gude merchand wair 1499 Acta Conc. II. 326.
(Salmon) 1505 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 6.
Gud and suficiand woll in merchand ware 1529–30 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 21.
Or ellis a barell of saip, merchand ware and sufficient stufe 1538 Reg. Privy S. II. 438/2.
(Wool) 1563 Inverness Rec. I. 104.
Sufficient salmond … sueit merchant wair 1575 Prot. Bk. T. Lindsay MS. 86.
Four bolles of sufficient beir cheritiet mercat met & merchand wair 1582–3 Crail B. Ct. 7 Feb.
Half ane last guid and sufficient keyling soundis … sufficient merchant war 1591 Burntisland B. Ct. 12 Nov.
(Skins) 1594 Orkney & Shetl. Rec. I. 218.
(Fish)b. 1533 Boece ii. xiiii. 89 b.
Skynnys of martrikis … and mekill vthir gere and marcheand ware 1573 Sempill Sat. P. xxxix. 196.
Baith gold and siluer and of marchand wair 1658 Lanark B. Rec. 166.
Or ony uther merchand wair 1668 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds I. 184.
Merchandware 1670 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. MS. 2 July.
For … steiling away moneyis gold merchand waer and goods 1673 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds I.387.
Twa pair of new shows and certain wther merchand wair 1687 Kirkcudbr. Test. (Reg. H.) 7 Oct.
[Owing] 10 merks … for martchant wair 1692 Conv. Burghs IV. 662.
The few cramers or chopkeepers [at Fortrose] … does not now export or import any merchant vair … except some litle salt, iron, litts [etc.] 1699 Argyll Justic. Rec. I. 182.
Ane lowland boat loadned with merchand ware