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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Musicianer, -ar, n. Also: musitian-, musicion-, musitioner, -ar, musicinar, musecenar, mutisoner; mwseichnor, mwchnor, mushner, mossioner. [f. Musician n.; also e.m.E. musitioner (north., 1609), musicianer (1683), and in mod. Sc. and Eng. dial. use.] A musician; a professional performer, also a teacher, of music. 1540 Elgin Rec. I. 47.
To John Kyntor, musicinar 1573 Treas. Acc. MS. 272.
To Thomas Hudsoun musitionar for him self & the rest of his brether for thair fee a1578 Pitsc. II. 181/10.
Ane Italieane … callit Senȝour Dawid quho … was ane goode musecenar 1596 Dalr. I. 193/15.
And be the Kingis musitioner called his cythariste Ib. II. 89/20.
Musicioners or minstrels, heraldis of armes [etc.] 1610 S. Leith Rec. 9.
Finding the grammar schoole and readers places vaikand … Mr. Thomas Barclay is requisted to send his servant to Aberdene for ane man to be reader and musicianer 1610–11 Ayr B. Acc. 249.
[To Alexander Fiddes,] musicioner, [for singing psalms in the kirk while here] 1621 Misc. Maitl. C. I. 458.
Musitionar 1631 Dunferm. B. Rec. II. 167.
Beforethe musitioners of the chapell royall 1640 Edinb. Test. LIX. 169.
Stevin Tullidaff, musitianer 1661 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 198.
The mercat croce … haveing vpon the top therof musicianars skilfull in singing and playing 1661 Greyfriars Interments 167.
Mossioner 1662 Lanark B. Rec. 187.
The musitioner of the said burghe Ib. 201.
Doctor of the said schoole and musitioner therof 1680 Edinb. Test. Index II. 204.
Musicianer 1682 5th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 610/1.
Musitioners 1683 Greyfriars Interments 24.
Mutisoner 1684 Ib. 115.
Mushner 1693 Ib. 352.
Mwseichnor 1700 Ib. 569.
Mwchnor