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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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(Roddin,) Rodding, -yne, -en, n. [Cf. ON roð, roði redness, reddening. Also in the later and mod. Sc. dialect.] The berry of the rowan tree. Also comb. in roddyne tre. — c1530-40 Stewart Bann. MS 266a/44.
Quhen … gud reid wyne growis on the roddyne treis 1607 Inverurie B. Ct. 25 Aug.
Giff ony persone … beis challensit spoilȝeand ȝairdis athir be cutting of wandis … or pulling of roddingis quhairthrow the tymmer is brockin [etc.] a1700 A. Balfour Letters (1700) 31.
The fruit whereof hangs in clusters like our roddens