A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Grenban, n. [Grene a., Bane n.] ? The gar-fish. —1525 Libri Dom. Jac. V 7.
Spouttis, grenbans, podlokis Ib. 13.
Grenbans, perches, merlingis