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.
Clangear, Clainger, n. [f. Clange,v. Cf. Clenger.] A cleanser, disinfecter. 1607 Melrose R. Rec. I. 28.
Jhone Cairncroce … is decerneit to pay to Jhone Howatsone, clangear, for clangeing of his house, the soume of tuente marks 1645 Edinb. Test. LXI. 214 b.
Lying besyd the defunct of reddy money, and intromettit with be the claingeres as his keipares the tyme of his seiknes
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Clangear n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Jan 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/clangear>
