A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Slung'd, v. (only p.t.). [In later dial. as Slounge which SND derives f. lounge (Loung(e v.) with prothetic s; cf., however, MHG, MLG, MDu. slingen to creep, wind, twist (s.v. Sling v.).] intr. Sneaked, slunk. —1680 Sempill P. 54/74.
The morn I ventur'd up the Wynd, And slung'd in at the Nether-bow, Thinking that truiker for to tine
