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Quhite-breid, Quhyt(e)-bred(e, -breid, n. Also: whyt- and -bread. [Late north. ME qwhyte brede (c1450), whyte breed (a1534) white bread; or var. of Quhet(e)-bred(e n. Cf. Quhit(t)-breid n.] a. White bread, made of fine wheaten flour. b. Wheaten bread. = Quhet(e)-bred(e.Also, once, a loaf (of bread).In the later quots. ambiguity is possible between quhite-brede and quhete-brede, since quhite, quhit(t, etc. became common varr. of Quhet(e n. in the 16th c.(1) 14.. Acts I 32/2.
Baxtaris at bakis brede to sell sall bake quhyte brede and gray
1529 Edinb. B. Rec. II 5.
Na hukstar within this toune tap nor sell ony quhite breid in for buthis
1544 Aberd. B. Rec. I 206. a1578 Pitsc. I 337/3.
Quhyte breid, maine breid and gingebreid
(b) 14.. Burgh Laws c. 50 (A).
Baxtaris … sall mak quhyt bred & twynkinnis efter the custome of the toune
1550 Banff Ann. I 27.
For the braking of assise and price in selling of the quhyt breid
1577–8 Misc. Spald. C. V 114.
For quhyt breid, 2 s.
1603 Jervise Memor. Angus & Mearns 277. 1649 Aberd. B. Rec. IV 101.
Quhytbread
1657 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. II 1061.
Alsweill quhyt breid as aitt breid
1658 Melrose Reg. Rec. I 171.
Whyt bread
(2) 1602 Misc. Maitl. C. III 47.
The fyve maisteris sall haue to thair disioyne ane quhyte breid of ane pund wecht

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