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Strabery, Strayberrie, n. Also: strea-, stria-, straw- and -berie. [ME and e.m.E. strauberiis pl. (1328-9), streberie (c1340), straubery (a1387), strabery (? a1500), strawbery (1523), strawberry (1535); Stra n. and Bery n.] A strawberry. 1496 Treas. Acc. I 288.
For cheriis and straberyis ix s. 1501 Treas. Acc. II 111.
Giffin to ane woman that brocht straberyis to the king, vij s. 1502 Treas. Acc. II 153.
Strayberyis 1507 Treas. Acc. III 398.
To the gardinar of Strivelin brocht strayberyis to the king, v s. 1507 Treas. Acc. III 405.
To Lord Avendail he laid doun to men that brocht stray beryis and othir beryis to the king and quene, xiiij s. 1508 Treas. Acc. IV 134.
To the gardinar of Linlithqw that brocht straberyis and cheryis to the king, v s. 15.. Lichtoun Dreme 42.
Rostand stray berries at ane fyre of snaw 1566-70 Buch. Comm. on Virgil Eclogues iii 92.
Fraga, streaberries 1597 Treas. Acc. MS 118b.
Stray berreis 1599 Household Bks. Jas. VI and Anne 30 June.
Straberreis 1600 Crim. Trials II 157.
He … brocht doun sum straberries and dressit fyve or sex dischis of desert a1603 Anc. Prophecies 31.
When Strabogie shal destroy al the striaberies 1617 Edinb. B. Rec. VI 384.
To Jonet Currie for milk and straberries 1665 Household Bks. Archb. Sharp in Misc. Maitl. C. II 528.
For a dishe of creame strawberries and sugare [£1 16 s.]