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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Danskin, -ene, a. and n. Also: -ine, -yn(e, -ein(e, -en; dancekyn, dankskin. [f. Polish Gdansk Danzig, with adjectival ending.]

1. adj. Connected with, made in, brought from Dantzig.Used with cheir (chair), codding, comptar, irn(e, kist, knappald, lint, man, pulder, pund, ribbane, skin, tow, viage, wair.(a) 1492 Acta Conc. 275/1.
Half a Danskin viage of the said auchtane parte 1504 Treas. Acc. II. 435.
For tua Danskin skinnis, to be somer hos for the Quene 1522 Dunferm. B. Rec. 209.
Ane Danskyn toll [= tow] 1550 Reg. Privy C. I. 104.
To licence the weire schippis … that tha sall do na hurt … to … Emdein, Danskinmen, Hamburch, nor nane of the stedis 1554–5 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 153.
xviij faddome of ane great Danskin tow … to serve the crane 1557 Ib. 260.
To band the axtreis vij stane xj pund … Danskin irn 1565 Prot. Bk. J. Scott 24 b.
Ane fedder bed furneissit, with ane small Danskyn comptar 1577–8 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 465.
For Danskyn irne to be ane calsaye hemmer 1584 Edinb. Test. XIII. 151 b.
Tua hankis of Danskine ribbanes for scheittis 1590 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 18.
Foure barrell of Danskyne pulder of threttie sex Danskyne pund wecht 1596 Fraser P. 228.
Ane Danskin kist with ane sey kist 1610 Brechin Test. II. 28.
Ane Danskin cheir 1612 Conv. Burghs II. 375.
All Danskine wairs, the last, v s. 1630 Bamff Chart. 223.
Ane Danskyne kist in the nether chamber(b) 1571 Treas. Acc. MS. 81.
Danskene irne to be bandis and lokkis to the palace 1577 Edinb. Test. V. 351 b.
Tua dosane of Danskene wair ledder 1588 St. A. Test. II. 95 b.
Sex elnis Danskein ribbenis at xx s. the dussoun 1597 Edinb. Test. XXXI. 225.
Thrie elnes of Danskene codding 1603 Reg. Great S. 515/2.
Ilk hundreth Danskene knappoll, 4 penneis 1609 Hilderstoun Silver Mines I. 179 b.
Danskene irne to be a brander to the same furnace 1624 Edinb. Test. LII. 171.
lxxxxij staines Danskeine lint Ib. 172.
xi hundreth staine wecht Danskeine & Suadines irne 1627 Edinb. Test. LIV. 106.
My meikill trunk or schyryn kist, being ane Danskein kist

2. n. The town of Dantzig.(a) 1456 Hay I. 206/16.
Gif ane Ynglish man … wald … duelle in Bruges or Danskyn Ib. 20.
The merchaundis of Flaundris … and rycht sa of Dancekyn 1487 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 414.
The alderman … has ordanit … to writ to the toune of Danskyne [etc.] 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 300.
Giffin to Dauid Gourlay … for a mast he put in the samyn schip in Danskin a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 446.
Ane pak of fla-skynnis … Thow sall ressaue in Danskyn of my tailȝe 1540 Lynd. Sat. 896 (B).
Ȝe sall conqueis … Danskyn, Denmark, and all Almane 1546 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 235.
At my departing of this town of Abirdene to Danskin Ib. 300.
The quhyt that com hame laytly furth of Danskyn 1564 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 182.
Schippis laitlie cumin furth of Danskin suspectit of the pest 1580 Ib. IV. 178.
The merchantis … quhilk ar cum frome Danskyne 1587 Bk. Univ. Kirk II. 699.
Mr Andro Melvill was ordainit to pen a favourable wryting … to the Ministrie in Danskine(b) 1581 Dundee Shipping L. 203.
Maister of the schyp callit the Harry cum fra Dansken 1586 Edinb. Test. XV. 348.
Send to Danskene twa hundretht four scoir thrie lams skynnis 1595 Ib. XXVIII. 228.
Send hame out of Danskene … nyne barrellis of as 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Serplaith.
The merchandes vsis to pay fraucht … to Danskene, and the Easter Seas, be the serplath 1616 Edinb. Test. XLIX. 162 b.
In ventur to Dansken … tua hunderetht pundis 1625 Ib. LIII. 120.
In ventour to Danskeine … xiiij peices of cullorit cairsayis