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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.

Quotation dates: 1460-1599

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Grundin, ppl. adj. Also: -yn, -ine, -ing, grindine. [Northern ME. grunden (a 1300), p.p. of Grind v. Cf. Groundin a. and Grund ppl. adj.] That has been ground, in senses of the verb.(1) a1500 Golagros and Gawane 465.
Grundin ganyeis thair wase
c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 199.
Thik was the schote of grundyn [M. grunding] dartis kene
1513 Doug. iv. iv. 41.
His grundin dartis clattering by his syde
1513 Ib. ix. xi. 79.
So deip the grundyn steill hed owt of sycht is
1533 Bell. Livy I. 54/17.
To fecht … with scharpe & grundin swerdis
c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 493.
His speir … With ane sharp heid of grundin steill
15.. Clariodus i. 167.
Cupid ... with his scharp grindine dairt
1587-99 Hume 55/117.
Thair armour offensiue, … Fyne arming swords, and vther grunding glaues
(2) c1460 Alex. (Taym.) 89 b.
Of grundin gold ten chariottis scho send
1497 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 64.
Al broustaris to haue … grundin malt redy to brew
1537 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 86; 1537 Ib. 124.
Of ilk thre bollis of vngrundin malt ane pect of grundin malt for the multure

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