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

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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Lippinin(g, Lipning, vbl. n. Also: lipining, lippyn(n)-, lippen-, lyppyn(n)ynge,; lipn-, lypnyng. [Lippin v.]a. Trusting, relying; trust, confidence, reliance (in, of, to, upon, something or someone).

b. Confident expectation, hope.a. 1375 Barb. xii. 238.
Thai ar cummyn heir For lypnyng [E. lyppynnyng] in thair gret power To seik vs in our awne land
c1420 Ratis R. 594.
Set al thi gud hop … In lypnyne of the haly gaist
1535 Stewart 52043.
All his beleif and lipning wes in thame. For-quhy befoir of thame he hard sic fame
a1570-86 Maitl. F. lxxvi. 47.
All my lipning vpon lordis Is layd me besyd
1571 Bann. Memor. 215.
As our lipning is in yow
a1658 Durham Subtile Self .
It's a hard matter to go about duty without lipning to our selves
b. c1420 Wynt. iv. 1392.
Attyle Regule … Wes … presownere tane And to Cartage in presowne Wes send but lypnyng off rawnsoune
Ib. vii. 2240.
Thai chesyd the mast famous men … With the consent off the Kyng, Makand hym than full lypnyng [C. lippenynge] That thai suld sa thraly tret the Pape [etc.]
1548 Corr. M. Lorraine 243.
This gret arttalȝery … was thar haill hoip and lippining of deffence
1565 Keith Hist. II. 328.
This we doubt not bot ȝe will do according to oure lippinnins with all possible haist
1568 Mary in Campbell Love-Lett. App. 30.
Thair is ane uther ligge … betwix the Erle of Murray & the Erle of Hartford quha suld marie ane of Secretarie Cecils dochteris … ; be the quhilk lippining the said [earls] … suld … fortefie ilk ane uther in the successioun
1570 Mar & Kellie MSS. 24; 1571 Cal. Sc. P. III. 632.
I am bauld to write this to your lordship, bot my lippynnyng is your lordship will not take it in evill part
1587 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 19.
Be diligent thairin … that we may do our turnes be you and not be constrainit to use uther meins as in our lipinings we committs you to God
1589 Bk. Carlaverock I. 284.
Wherfor our lippininge ys … that you will do your uttermost endevoure to interteyne the quietnes

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