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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Borow male, Borrow mail, n. Also: borow maill, bor(r)ou mall, borrov maile, borrow maell, meal(l; barrow, barraw maill. Variant of Burrow male (q.v.).(a) 1438 Ayr Fr. Preach. Chart. 48.
Thre halfe peneis of borow male yerely [to be paid] … be the said Alan 1456 Peebles B. Rec. 116.
Tom Dekyson is borch for scottyng, lottyn, … and borou mallis payn 1500 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 633.
The … myll and the borow malis 1591 Lanark B. Rec. 101.
The borow mailis of the toun(b) 1456 Peebles B. Rec. 113.
For his borrou mall paing the said Gorg drauys his land in plegis 1470 Prestwick B. Rec. 6.
A porciunkle of commoun land, quhilk acht ȝerli … j d. of borrov maile 1530 Prot. Bk. M. Fleming 7 b.
Paeand ȝeirlye … with the borrow maell 1561 Reg. Dunferm. 425.
In … annuellis, customis, borrow meallis [etc.] 1617 Acts IV. 579.
Tua hundereth threttene pundis … of borrow maill 1651–2 Peebles B. Rec. II. 191.
From Iohn Cleg for … the borrow mealis, £6(c) c 1480 Lindores Abbey 423.
The barrow maillis of Newbruiche yeirlie four poundis tuelf schillingis 1558–9 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 276.
To the Comptrollar for the barraw maill the yeir of the compters office, iij li.