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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1399-1400
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(Pining,) Pynynge, vbl. n. Pine v. 1.] The ? infliction or ? undergoing of pain; torment, torture. — a1400 Legends of the Saints xxxiii. 863.
For of a martyre the pynynge Of a thousand wes wynnynge
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"Pining vbl. n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/pining>
