A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1668
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Ringed. (Perh. ? ringit = wearing a ring or rings, or ? ring e'd = Ring-eyed adj. wall-eyed.) Once, in a nickname. —1668 Holmains Baron Ct. 21 March.
John Creichtoun in Bengall called ringed Johnnie