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Wannot, Wal(l)net, n. Also: wannat, -et, -ut, wanet, walnut(e, valnet, (vallmet). Pl. also walnux, wallnes. [ME and e.m.E. walnot (1358-9), walnut (1580), wall-nut (Shakespeare), OE walhhnutu, MDu. walnote, MLG wallnot, -nut.] a. The fruit of the walnut tree. Also attrib.b. The walnut tree. c. attrib. Made of walnut. = Wannot tre b.a. 1536 Treas. Acc. VI 452.
To by apillis, peris, wannotis, and sindry othir frute … xxxj frankis x s. 1586 Edinb. Test. XV 78.
Tua barrellis of wannattis 1631 Buccleuch Household Bk. 1 Oct.
Wannets 1637 Breadalbane Doc. No. 700.
I haive sent ȝow … thrie hunder wanettes, which are ȝit scairs to be gottine 1670 Red Bk. Grandtully II 194.
Wannut(b) 1373 Exch. R. II 444.
In empcione quatuor millium walnucium 1581 Edinb. Test. IX 106b.
Half ane barrell of walnux price xl s. 1587 Carmichael Etym. 21.
A walnute 1663–6 Household Bks. Archb. Sharp 45a.
Wallnettis … wallnes 1663–6 Household Bks. Archb. Sharp 46a.
Valnettis 1664 Household Bks. Archb. Sharp in Misc. Maitl. C. II 520.
Walnettis 1679 Cunningham Diary 111.
Walnuts(c) 1663–6 Household Bks. Archb. Sharp 45b.
Vallmettisattrib. 1540 Treas. Acc. VII 357 (see Oil(l n. 1 b).b. 1591-2 Rob Stene 7.
The wannat quham ȝe ding most fair Moist fructfull isc. 1667 Edinb. Test. LXXIII 45a.
Ane reid wannet chyre