Middle English Dictionary Entry
scot-sēm(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | scot-sēm(e n. Also scotesem, schot-. |
| Etymology | From MDu. schot, scot partition, MLG schot interstice or paneling & ME sēm(e n.(3). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Coll. Nails of some kind, perh. clinch nails or small nails used for fastening laths; ~ nail, clavus de ~, a nail of this kind.
Associated quotations
- (1273) in Salzman Building in Engl.314 : Clavi de scotsem.
- (1336) Doc.in Boyle Hedon [OD col.] ()xvii : In viij palis pro gabula..Et in c clavis de scotsem emptis ad idem, iij d.
- (1406) in Salzman Building in Engl.314 : Scotsem.
- (1408-9) Acc.Iron Master in EHR 14518 : ccclx schotsemnaylle, c ad viii d.
- (1419-20) Mem.Ripon in Sur.Soc.81145 : In j mil. et cc de scotsemenayll, 16 d., prec. le mil. 13 d.
- (1433) Fabric R.Yk.Min.in Sur.Soc.3553 : In v m. Scotesemnailes, 5 s. 5 d.