A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Punȝoun, ? Aphetic form of Opinioun(e n. (1 d: a party's political position as shared by their adherents). —c1475 Wall. ix 1113.
Ȝeid nayn away was contrar our punȝoun [L. opinioun]