We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By clicking 'continue' or by continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. You can change your cookie settings in your browser at any time.

Continue
Find out more

A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1645-1680

[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0]

Whin ston, Wainstone, n. (Var. of Quhin-stane n.) —1645 Edinburgh Testaments LXI 118.
Certane reid leid … and capros … certane wainstone estimat all to xvj lib. 1680 Edinb. B. Rec. X 406.
The councill … grants warrand to him to mak use of such stons alse weill whin stons as other stons

47412

dost