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Quotation dates: 1375-1549
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New-made, -maid, p.p. and ppl. a. Also: newe-, neu-. [Late ME. (c 1400) and e.m.E. new(e)-made.] Recently or freshly made, in various senses of Mak v.1 a. p.p. b. ppl. a.a. c1420 Wynt. v. 1682.
This abbot new maid [v.rr. this abbot newlingis maid, the abbot new was made, this abbot now maid] c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace (1968) vii. 630.
In Ingland than he was new maid a lord 1491 Treasurer's Accounts I. 185.
To Sande Melwin, new made masare 1506–7 Ib. III. 364.
For xij pece silvir weschale new maid in Flandrez 1514 Acts Lords of Council MS. XXVI. 171.
Thai wald all selis on athir syd new maid war cryit doun 1530 (c 1580) Edinb. B. Rec. II. 25.
For the making of ane syluer chandler new maid … to the towneb. (1) 1375 Barb. ii. 416.
I have the new maid king 14.. Burgh Laws c. 2 (B).
Of a new made burges 1456 Hay II. 43/16.
The new maid knycht suld … schaw him to the peple a1500 Henr. Fab. 753 (Bann.).
He … of that new made salmond eit ennewch c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxvii. 89. c1500-c1512 Ib. xxxiii. 53. 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 98/27.
Thir neu maid hyrdis past vitht bestial(2) a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 2000.
His newe maid schetis 1513 Doug. vi. xv. 70.
His new maid sepultur
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