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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Ron(e, n.¹ Also: royne, ronn-. [ME rone (Gaw. & Gr. Knt.), ‘A northern word, and prob. of Scand. origin’ (OED). Cf. mod. Norw. dial. rune, ON runnr, in the same sense.] A thicket of low bushes, brambles, etc.; thick undergrowth. Also attrib. with rute.(1) c1400 Troy-bk. ii 2437.
And has bot one small hole but dout In-to that thorne-ron richt secre 1513 Doug. ix vii 31.
The wod was large and rowch of buskis ronk … Of breris ful and thyk thorn ronnys stent 1586 in Donaldson Cramondiana 60.
The rig callit the Thorn Royne(2) 1456 Hay II 28/34.
Sa is the suerd of knychthede ordanyt to kutt away … the … wedis and ronnis of thornis of evill men that lettis … travalouris a1500 Henr. Fab. 1335.
The rosis reid arrayit rone and ryce Ib. 1521 (Bann.).
The lyone … throw the rone rynnand, Fell in the net Ib. 2247.
Lowrence … In ane rouch rone, wes at the furris end c1475 Wall. v 357.
The rone wes thik that Wallace slepyt in 1513 Doug. xii Prol. 182.
Kyddis skippand throw ronnys efter rays 1535 Stewart 11268.
With montanis hie ascendand … , With mos and mure and mony wodis wyld, And ron and roche 1547 Prot. Bk. Sir Wm. Corbet 8.
As the ald dyik gangis on to the fwt of the lone of the rone a1550 Tayis Bank 38.
Vndir the rise the ra did ryn Our ron our rute our rynd Ib. 109.
Quhair ron & rys rais in aray Endlang the reuer syd 1566 Inchaffray Reg. 128.
That pice of land callit the Roneattrib. a1605 Montg. Flyt. 282 (T).
The wird sisteris … Saw revinis ruge at this rat be ane rone-ruite