A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1420-1666
[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0]
Chekin, n. Also: chekyn, -in, pl. cheknis, -nys; checkyn, chekkein; cheiken, cheek(k)in; scheikin. [ME chekyn, cheken, normal variant of chiken, etc.; see Chikin.] A chicken.c 1420 Liber Calchou 451.
Qwil a man is in the feuer agw, he suld et na flesch bot lytyl chekynnis in clare water c1420 Wynt. viii. 3779 (C).
Sprewlande as thai chekynnys ware 1456 Hay II. 129/2.
Gude tender metis as chekinys and eggis 1456 Ib. 137/8.
Chekinis wele nurist 1477 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 35.
All partrikis, … capons, conyngis, chekinnis, and all vther wyld fowlis 1489 Liber Aberbr. 262.
To by … grys and chekinis 1504 Treasurer's Accounts II. 434.
To the maister cuke, … for brede baking, chekinnis, and velis baking 1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 698.
We sall gar cheknis cheip, and geaslyngis pew 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 39/9.
The chekyns began to peu quhen the gled quhissillit 1552 Holyrood Chart. 284.
Cum … duodecim lie mure foulis et viginti quatuor lie chekingis 1582 Treasurer's Accounts MS. 83.
Hennis and checkynnis to his hienes halkis 1597 Misc. Spald. C. I. 107.
The said Helen bade the said Christane tak the haill cheikennis or young foullis, and draw tham throw the link of the cruick 1626 Black Bk. Taymouth 318.
Off pultrie and scheikins, xiij dosone1663–6 Household Bks. Archb. Sharp. 12 b.
For a Vestphalia ham with cheekinesattrib. 1532 Master of Works Accounts II. 61.
To the … wrychtis for makin … & syling of the kingis chekin dressory
