α. (In plural form) Middle English doȝze pers, Middle English dosȝe perys, Middle English dosiperes, Middle English dosipers, Middle English dosiperus, Middle English dosse pers, Middle English dosseperes, Middle English dosseperez, Middle English dosze-peres, Middle English doþþe peres, Middle English doþþeperen, Middle English doþþepers, Middle English douȝ piers, Middle English dousȝepeeris, Middle English douspiers, Middle English douspyers, Middle English dousse pers, Middle English doussepyers, Middle English doussypers, Middle English dozepeers, Middle English dozepers, Middle English ducheperes, Middle English duchepers, Middle English dugeperes, Middle English dugepers, Middle English duȝperis, Middle English duseperis, Middle English dusperes, Middle English duspers, Middle English dusse-pers, Middle English dusseperes, Middle English dussepers, Middle English dussiperes, Middle English dusze pers, Middle English duze pers, Middle English duzepers, Middle English duzsipiers, Middle English duzze peers, Middle English duzze peres, Middle English–1500s douseperes, Middle English–1500s dousepers, 1500s dowsepers, 1500s dowsepiers, 1500s dowsipers, 1500s dozeperys, 1500s dyssypers, 1600s doucepeeres, 1600s douze peeres, 1800s douceperes, 1800s 2000s– douze peers, 1900s– douzepers; also Scottish pre-1700 doux-peers, pre-1700 douze pers, pre-1700 douzepeiris, pre-1700 douzepeirs, pre-1700 douzeperis, pre-1700 douzepers, pre-1700 dowchsperys, pre-1700 dowsy peiris, pre-1700 dowze peris, pre-1700 duchepeiris, pre-1700 ducheperis, pre-1700 duk peris, pre-1700 duk-peris, pre-1700 dutchpeeres; N.E.D. (1897) also records the forms early Middle English dozze pers, late Middle English ducypers, late Middle English duseperys.
β. (In singular form) early Middle English duzeper, Middle English doþþeper, Middle English dozepiere, Middle English dusse per, late Middle English doseper, 1500s doucepere, 1500s dowsypere, 1800s douçepere; Scottish pre-1700 douch-spere; N.E.D. (1897) also records a form late Middle English duzepere.
