A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Loung(e, v. [Of obscure origin; e.m.E. loundge (1639).] intr. To lean indolently, loll, slouch. —c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 174 (B).
Ay loungand [M. loungeand] lyk ane loikman on ane ledder
