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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Haynous, Hey-, Hynous, adj. Also: hainous, hayneus, hynows, hineous, hyenous; heavenous. [ME. hayn-, hain-, heynous (e.m.E. also hyghnous), OF. haïnos, haïneus.] Heinous.(a) 1561 Bk. Univ. Kirk I. 11.
Impietie … so haynous and so horrible 1567 Reg. Privy C. I. 519.
Maist haynous offences and crymes 1587 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 32.
Oppressioune … so haynous, grevous, and gryt 1610 Misc. Hist. Soc. II. 201.
To mak sa hainous and divelis lies 1626 Justic. Cases I. 53.
The said horrible cryme of incest in the quhilk hayneus syn thair is procreat [etc.] 1674 Justiciary Ct. Rec. II. 281.
A crime of a hainous nature(b) 1594 Misc. Bann. C. III. 169.
Quha wrocht … mony greit & heynous ruffillis 1597 Rep. Elphinstone Mun. 27.
Suspect of the detestablie and heynous murther of our umquhile cousinesse(c) 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 318.
That … hynous crymes … may be purgit 1606 Acts IV. 323/1.
Committers of hynowus and great crymes 1613 Fife Synod 57.
Hynous offendoures, as adulteraris 1611-57 Mure Dido & Æn. i. 139.
What crime so hynows hath Commoved the goddes? 1653 S. Leith Rec. 95.
That hynous and diabollicall sin 1670 Inverness Rec. II. 243.
Wpon such a grosse and hyenous insolencie and ryett 1682 Melrose Reg. Rec. III. 4.
The … defenders are guilty of most hineous ryot(d) 1621 Reg. Privy C. XII. 472.
For the ... punishement of so heavenous and foull a cryme