A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1375-1420, 1499-1680
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Evining, Ewining, n.1 Also: evynnyng, evin(n)yng, evineing; ewyning, ewynn-, ewinn-, ewennyng; iwining; eining. [ME. evenyng(e, evening, OE. ǽfnung.] The evening.1375 Barb. vi. 208.
In-till the evynnyng [E. ewennyng] preuely Thai set enbuschement in the vay 1375 Ib. xiv. 418.
In the evynnyng [E. ewynnyng] c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 722.
At Thenadone the Gregeois swyth Aryved … A litill foroweth the evynnyng [v.r. ewynnyng] c1420 Wynt. viii. 4135.
In ane evynnyng [C. ewynnying] in a bate Fra Rothisay thai held the gate Till Inwerkype a1500 Tale of the Colkelbie Sow 309.
Sum [danced] Late, laite on evinnyngis a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 1409.
Quhill Setterday had rungin at ewinnyng, And of the Sonday neir comyn wes the day 1558 Inverness B. Rec. I. 27.
He … wattit all the ewyning on me to the intent to hef slane me 1560–1 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 121.
For candill, mornyng and eining, xij d. 1596 Dalr. I. 250/27.
The king passing furth to do his eise, in the gloming of the euining 1604 Elgin Rec. II. 124.
Williame Innes delaited ane Cowie singand on the calsay on Sonday last at iwining1654 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs III. 382.
The baxteris … to sell thair bread wpon the publict mercat dayes frome morning to evining 1680 Ann. Banff I. 159.
For his goeing morneing and ewining throw the toun with his pyp
