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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Goldin, a. Also: goldyn, -ine, -ing, goldne; gouldin(e, gowldin, gowdin. [ME. goldyn, -ein, golden (c 1275), also e.m.E. goulden (16th c.).]

1. Made of (or with) gold.Goldin fleis, see Fleis n. 2.(a) a1400 Leg. S. ii. 818.
With goldine nettis he fesche tuk c1400 Troy-bk. i. 346.
The benkis war … Our-spred with goldin claithis cleyn Ib. ii. 1401.
In a goldin weschele c1420 Wynt. iv. 1242.
Fra his nek … [he] Tyt away that goldyn las a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 177.
As goldin wyre sa glitterand was hir hair c1515 Asl. MS. I. 315/18.
In thire dayis Chore & his seid blewe ane goldin calf 1506 Orkney & Sh. Rec. I. 250.
My goldin chenȝe, the quhilk is callit ane collar 1533 Boece v. x. 183.
Donald … was the first Scottis king quhilk strake the cunȝe and prent of the goldin penny 1553 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 333.
I am to be chargit with the four grete goldin candilstikks 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 335.
Cofferis, boxis, or lattronis that the erle … had my geir in keiping in, sic as … gold, siluir, or golding worke 1596 Dalr. I. 296/21.
This goldne aple, set with pretious margarites 1623 Edinb. Test. LII. 21.
Ane goldin neidill 1632 Ib. LVI. 42.
Ane pair of goldine braislettis, … ane goldine belt(b) c1590 J. Stewart 80/23.
Quhois courtasie … May mak me aide, as meid [= made] the gowldin graine [to Æneas] Ib. 94/516.
Quhill Apollo thryse haid montit … In gouldin cart c1590 Fowler I. 394/1.
The princlie pallace braue, the glorius gouldin halls 1610 Edinb. Test. XLVI. 133.
Ane goulden cheinȝie with ane gouldin tablet hingand thairat Ib. 166.
Four vnce … gouldin pasmentis

b. Golden myne or mynd, a gold mine. 1516 Treas. Acc. V. 82.
To pas with ane letter of inhibitioun to the werkaris in the goldin mynd 1525 Acta Conc. MS. XXXV. 197.
The inbringing of divers fynouris to laboure in the goldin myne c1530-40 Stewart Maitl. F. lxxxi. 19.
In that case [he] may comparit be To bras fundin in goldin myne

c. Golden penny, = Gold penny. 1597 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 202.
That … thair be rowppet the dok sylver, golden penneis, and other dewteis of the water baillery 1599 Ib. 253.
Jhonn Watt, water baillie, to putt David Quhyte in Leyth in waird quhill he delyver … the croune tayne fra him as ane goldin penny in the heavin of Leyth for his craer 1603 Reg. Great S. 515/1.
All and haill the … hevin-sylver, anchoragis, dok-sylver, goldinpenneis, schoir-sylver … of the said poirt 1620 Wemyss Fam. P. MS.
He hes undoutit richt … to the golden pennie of all shippis, barkis, and boattis biggit and sauld

2. Having the colour or lustre of gold. a1500 Henr. Fab. 1674.
Phebus with his goldin [B. gowdin] bemes gent 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. i. Prol. 40.
The vmbrate treis … War portrait … Be goldin bemis c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 4.
Wp sprang the goldyn candill matutyne Id. xlvi. 77.
Hir goldin tressit hairis a1500 Doug. K. Hart 330.
Ane courtlie cote … with goldin stremis bricht Broudin about 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. vii.
Quhen goldin Titan … Abone the seis rasit up his heid 1549 Compl. 38/11.
The sternis and planetis … absentit them … for dreddour of his auful goldin face c1590 J. Stewart 76/136.
Hir gowldin hairs intraist in silkin threid 1622-6 Bisset II. 182/21.
The sea in the sone bemis is goldin

3. Having the value or excellence of gold. a1400 Leg. S. xx. 17.
That I fand Of hyme in the goldine legende … I sal here vndo a1500 Henr. III. 170/10.
For gudely gouuernance this warld was goldin cald a1570-86 Steel Maitl. F. xli. 179.
Ȝe maid that euidentis and that band, … The quhilk ȝe call ȝour goldin chartour c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 97.
Thow callis thé rethore with the goldin lippis a1568 Scott xi. 33.
Get ȝe ane goldin hour to glak thame 1588 King Cat. H vj.
Foregainst quhilk is placed the goldin nombre of that yere