A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dwyning, Dwining, vbl. n. [f. Dwyne,v.] Pining, wasting away. —1637 Rutherford Lett. (1671) 182.
Longing and dwining and griening of sick desires 1662 Crim. Trials III. 612.
For lang duyning and ill heall
