A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1420
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Brinnand, Brynnand, ppl. a. Also: brinande, brynand. [f. Brin v. Cf. Birnand.] Burning. a1400 Legends of the Saints xxxi. 860.
To put hyr in ane oyne brinande a1400 Ib. xlii. 253.
Thane bad he … brynnand cole Straw in the floure c1420 Wynt. iii. 238.
Ane hat cole off brynand fyre c1420 Ib. 247.
Movid in-tyll brynand ire c1420 Ib. vii. Prol. 10.
Inwyous brynnand men
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