A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Riddin, -en, Ridin, ppl. adj. [Appar. only in the south-west; Rid v. 2] That has been fixed in value by ‘redding’. —1627 Rep. Parishes 210, etc.
No rentall bollis nor ridin teindis ewer acknawledgit Ib. 211, etc.
Riddin teindis 1672 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds II 43.
[The vicarage teinds] being the whyt ridden teind
