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by Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada (Kathleen M. O'Brien)
© 2002-2012 by Kathleen M. O'Brien. All rights reserved.
Version 1.3, updated 24 June 2012
| Silkwoman | |||||
| "OE seolc 'silk', metonymic for a worker or dealer in silk." (Reaney & Wilson, p. 409 s.n. Silk) "Occup. 'the silkman,' a dealer in silk." (Bardsley, p. 691 s.n. Silkman) Bardsley (p. 691 s.n. Silkman) also notes the term Sylke-women appears in Cocke Lorelle's Bote, which is dated to the 16th century. | |||||
| Name | Additional Description | Date | Source | ||
| Alice | la | Selkwimman | 1334 | Reaney & Wilson (p. 409 s.n. Silk) | |
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