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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Mercat-gat(e, n. Also: mercatt-, mercate-, merkat(e)- and -gait(e, -gaitt, -gayt, -gett. [Cf. Marketgat(e.] a. A market-street in a town. b. A high-road leading to a market-place. Also fig.a. 1495 Reg. Cupar A. I. 247.
Twa acris of our burgh of Kethik liand … nixt the mercat gate on the est side 1515 (1650) Dundee B. Laws 95.
That nane merchand … stand with his merchandice in the hie mercat gaite without his easedrop 1522 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 66.
The mercatgait 1531 Bell. Boece I. 286.
The merkat gait of London raif 1552 Rankin St. A. Ch. 112.
In the mercatgaytb. 1512 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 154.
The carn of the stanes that is in the mercat gait 1563 Reg. Neubotle 340.
The few deutie of … ane peice of ane grenebray lyand on the south pairt of the mercat gait 1565 Bamff Chart. 100.
And fra the said well dissending just south be the runner thereof to the braid mercat gait 1616 Haddington Corr. 132.
Dryveing ane kow … in the hie mercatt gaitt