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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Grip, n.2 [ME. grip, gryp (c 1290), OF. grip. Cf. Grype n.] A griffin, vulture, or falcon. —c1420 Wynt. i. 666 (E).
Thai wse oft for to assaill The grippes in fecht a1500 Henr. Fab. 1167 (B).
The gled, the grip, vp at the bar cowth stand Id. Orph. 296 (B).
On his breist thair sat a grisly grip Ib. 302.
The grip is fled 1513 Doug. vi. ix. 135 (Sm.).
Ane hiddeous grip with busteous bowland beik

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