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Wyn(e)-sellar, n. Also: wine-, vyn(e-, vin- and -sellar(e, -air, -er, -selear, -cella(i)r. [ME and e.m.E. wyn celer (1371), wyne celar (15th c.), wyne sellar (1538), MLG wînkelder, ON vínkjallari.] A wine cellar. Also attrib. 1375 Barb. v 399.
All the wittalis owtane salt Als quheyt and flour & meill & malt In the wyne-sellar [C. vyne-sellar] gert he bring 1489 Treas. Acc. I 128.
To George Dowglas of the wyne cellar for his basing siluer at Ȝwle … ij angellis c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 115/20.
I leiff my saull for evirmare In to my lordis wyne cellar [STS wyne cellair, B. wyne sellair, M. wynsellare] 1511 Treas. Acc. IV 256.
To Robin of Douglas, of the vin sellar, for his Ȝule leveray, iiii½ elnis Rissillis blak 1512 Treas. Acc. IV 356.
Wyn sellar 1530–1 Douglas of Morton (App. C) 771.
John Douglas, ȝeman of the wyne sellar 1531–2 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 110.
For closing up of ane wyndo in the vyne sellar 1567–8 Mar & Kellie MSS 18.
Vyn sellar 1578 Reg. Privy S. VII 241/2.
The office of keiping of his hienes wyne sellare 1588 Exch. R. XXI 367, 368.
Jerome Bowie, maister in the wyne seller, Georg Boig, maister in the ail seller … Robert Broun, aid in the wyn seller [etc.] 1598 Household Bks. Jas. VI and Anne I 8 June.
This day his majestie causitt sertane Duchemen be tane to the wyne sellar to drynk 1602 Treas. Acc. MS 151a.
Tua dosane flaccone hingeris to his maiesteis wyne seller 1640 Bk. Carlaverock II 502.
In the wine selear 4 barells of seakeattrib. 1662 Peebles B. Rec. II 54.
James Byres, servitour … did oppin his maisteres wyne seller doore