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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Malvesy(e, Mavasy, n. Also: -vesey, -wesy, -vasy, -vasé, -wasy, -vysy, -vysie, mallvesie, -vissye; mavesie, -wesé, -wes(s)ie, -vasie, -wyssy(e. [ME. maluesye (Chaucer), mawvesie (1362), e.m.E. -weysy, -vasie, OF. malvesie, MDu. malveseye, -vaseye, -viseye.Ultimately f. Malvasia, the It. name of a town in the Morea, Gk. Monemvasia, where the wine was orig. produced.]

The wine, malmsey.(a) 1412 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 389.
That he had assithit fullely Lankyn Wist marchand of Brugis the price of a bote of maluesye
1468 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 23.
Of ilk tun wyne, xvj d. Item of ilk bote malvesy, xij d.
1499 Halyb. 181.
A bot off mallvissye cost … 5 li. 15 s.
1502 Ib. xxi.
Malwesy
1508 Aberd. B. Rec. I. xxi.
½ galloune of maluasy, price iiii s.
1546 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 124.
Malvysie
1554 Ib. 283.
In arlis of ane bloke of malvesey and figgs bocht be the town
a1578 Pitsc. I. 337/1.
Batht quhyte wyne and clairit, mallvesie musticat and allacant
(b) 1493 Halyb. 17.
2 bottis of mawyssye, ilk bot cost 6 li. 16 s.
1499 Ib. 181. 1501–2 Treas. Acc. II. 140.
Mavasy
c1500-c1512 Dunb. xl. 14.
All wyne to test scho wald disdane Bot mavasy [v.rr. mawessie, mavasie] scho bad nane vder
1548–9 Corr. M. Lorraine 294.
Coper sal haffe them to his howse drynkand mawese
a1578 Pitsc. I. 186/9. 1603 Philotus xx.
Than tak to stanche the morning drouth Ane cup of mauesie
1633 Edinb. Test. LVI. iii b.
Fyftie pyntis of mavesie at xxx s. the pynt

b. Attrib. with boce, bot and wyne. 1489 Acta Conc. I. 129/1.
Thre malvysy bocis
1477 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 408.
A fat made of a malvasy bote
1510 Rentale Dunkeld. MS. 77 b.
Duo lie malwasy boittis
1512–3 Treas. Acc. IV. 470.
Ane malvesy boit of xl gallownis
1554–5 Ayr B. Acc. 122.
Malvasy wyne [at 8s. 8d. per quart]

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