Dictionaries of the Scots Language
Dictionars o the Scots Leid

A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

(Maumentry,) Mawmentry(e, n. Also: malmontrye, mam(m)on(t)rie; and Mammitrie. Plur.: mawmentryis, -tris, -trysse. [ME. maumentri (Cursor M.), mamentrye (c 1400), mawmentry (15th c.), altered var. of ME. and e.m.E. maumet-, mawmetry, -rie, maumettry (1303), mametri(Cursor M.): cf. Ma(c)humetrie.] Idolatry. b. An idolatrous practice. c1420 Wynt. i. 1682.
Thus fyrst begouth ydolatry, That we oys to call mawmentry 1533 Boece ii. x. 76.
Postponyng supersticiouns rytis mawmentrye 1535 Stewart 25526.
To magnifie Mahoun thair maister with fals mamontrie [pr. mamoutrie] Ib. 25767.
[To] speir Quhair tempillis war biggit of mamontrieb. c1420 Wynt. v. 3974.
Tyrandryis and mawmentryis, Herrysys and lollardyis, He fordyd Ib. 5637 (W).
He gert fordo that mawmentry

c. Idols collectively. Also plur. in same sense.(1) c1420 Wynt. v. 4924.
In lowyn off fals mawmentrys [v.rr. mawmentrysse, -tris](2) 1533 Boece viii. xi. 274 b.
Sum parte of Britouns errant fra the faith sacrifyit to idolis and mawmentrye c1552 Lynd. Mon. 235.
I purpose nocht to mak obedience To sic mischeand musis nor malmontrye [1574, mahumetrie] 1567 G. Ball. 71.
Stock and stane is mammontrie [D. mammonrie]