A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Ling, Lyng, v.2 [f. Ling n.3 2.] intr. To go in a straight line or a direct course, to dash straight forward, to rush forward speedily. —1375 Barb. xix. 356 (E).
Thai … Come ay wp lingand [C. endlang] in a lyne c1420 Wynt. iv. 344 (C).
The Perseyis lyngit [R., L. lyggid] on at richt, Folowand fast and egrely
