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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Brintstane, Bryntstane, n. Also: brintstaan, -stone, bruntstane, brontstaine; birnt-, burntstane. [Later form of Brinstane, after Brint ppl. a.] Brimstone.(a) 1457 Exch. R. VI. 309.
Pro duabus pipis sulfuris, videlicet bryntstane c1500 Rowll Cursing 267.
That na devill may ane vthir knaw For reik, stynk, & bryntstane birnand 1513 Doug. ii. xi. 34.
Thar followis a streym of fyre … Quhil al enveron rekit lyke bryntstane c1520-c1535 Nisbet Luke xvii. 29.]
[The Lord raynit fire and brintstaan fra heuen 1531 Bell. Boece I. 136.
With birnand flammis of pik, roset, and brintstane 1538 M. Works Acc. V. 46 b.
For certane expensis … in salpeter, brintstane, vle, petroll c1552 Lynd. Mon. 3433.
That from the hewin brintstone and fyre … ranit doun 1568 Edinb. Test. I. 153 b.
Tuelf pundis of bryntstane 1580 Skeyne Descr. Well 4.
It appeiris be gude ressoun to be participant of bryntstane(b) a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 291.
Thay stanis of tressone as the bruntstane [M. birntstane] stinkis 1533 Boece xiii. iii. 499 b.
Ane threde wrocht with pik & burntstane Ib.
Vnto the tyme itt twich the birntstane 1551 Hamilton Cat. 92.
God … cuist doune Sodoma and Gomorra … with brontstaine and fyre