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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Drint, Drynt, p.t. and p.p. [ME. drent(e, dreint(e, p.t. and p.p. of drenche v.] Drowned. —1513 Doug. iv. Prol. 81.
Thar wes he drynt [Sm. drint] and slane Ib. vi. v. 97.
Quhilk of the goddis … Thé ws bereft, and drynt amyd the se? c1550 Rolland C. Venus iv. 83.
That he but dowt was drint into dispair
