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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Marinar, Maryna(i)r, n. Also: marinor, mar(i)e-, maro-, marri-, marrynar, mairinor; meri-, merrenar. [Cf. Marinal(l and Mariner, and med. L. marinarius.] A sailor, a seaman. = Marinal(l n. b. Attrib. with craft.(a) 1483 Acta Aud. *123/1.
Gif ony of the said wyne be … spendit be the said Oliuer or his marinaris of the said schip 1498 Acta Conc. II. 260. 1492 Myll Spect. 284/6.
The king … maid his marynaris to row and saill efter the schipe of Jasone 1502 Treas. Acc. II. 153. a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 463. 1509 Reg. Privy S. I. 283/2.
With … schippis, maisteris, steremain, marinaris and pages meit … for thame 1513 Treas. Acc. IV. 479.
Marenaris Ib. 498.
Marrynaris 1513 Doug. iii. ii. 18.
The noys vpsprang of mony maryinar [Sm. -air] Byssy at thar wark 1524 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 203. 1538 Mill Mediæv. Plays 127. 1560 Rolland Seven S. 7339.
My marinaris thay ar in reddynes, To tak vp saillis, and to the sey thame dres 1562-3 Winȝet I. 3/10. Ib. /24.
Gydit … be sleuthfull marinaris and sleipand sterismen 1567 Acts III. 29/2.
Marinaris and sic as hantis the seyis 1574 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 27.
That na privie frauchting be betuix merchant and merinar 1575 Conv. Burghs I. 40. a1578 Pitsc. I. 216/9, 230/5.
Marienaris 1579 Inverness Rec. I. 268. 1580 Conv. Burghs I. 110.
Maronaris 1581 Acts III. 214/2.
Anent the ordoure betuix the merchandis and marrinaris for pilleit guidis a1595 Cullen Chron. Aberd. 65.
xx merrenaris 1622-6 Bisset II. 211/2.(b) 1549 Corr. M. Lorraine 315.
Marinoris of the Kyngis schyp 1670 Rec. Old Tolbooth in Bk. Old Edinb. C. V. 155.
Mairinor in Lethb. 1564 Prot. Bk. J. Robeson MS. 86 b.
To leir the marinar craft and sey effairs