A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Punȝeoun, Pinȝeoun, n.1 [Appar. f. Punȝé n.2, with ? irreg. suffix.] A small company. = Punȝé n.2 —1543 Misc. Spald. C. IV 210.
Gif ony cumpany, catherane, or punȝeoun of lymmaris, risis [etc.] 1551 Acts II 484/2.
Quhair men … raid in particular pinȝeounis and small companyis of Inglismen … and inuadit the Scottismen
