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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Din, Dyn, v. [ME. din, dyn, OE. dynnan. Cf. Din n.] intr. a. To fall with a heavy sound. b. To make a loud noise or outcry. c. To ring with sound or noise; to resound, re-echo.a. 1375 Barb. xvi. 131.
To schir Colyne sic dusche he gave, That he dynnyt on his arsouneb. a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 84.
Than dynnyt the duergh, in angir and yre c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 10.
The dew donkit the daill, and dynnit the feulis 1513 Doug. ii. iv. 40.
His cryis dynnyt to the sternys Ib. vi. xv. 66.
Quhou gret murnyng … Sall dyn and resound to the cite wall 15.. Clar. i. 725.
The horse feit dinnit with noyis full loud c1552 Lynd. Mon. 282.
A famous flude … Quhose sound abufe the heyest heuinnis dinnisc. 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. ii. 380.
The schaw dinnit agane For birdis sang and sounding of the beis Id. Æn. i. xi. 61.
Than rays the noys quhill dynnyt rufe and wallis Ib. iii. v. 62; etc.
Al about dynnys of hir womentyng 1535 Stewart 7109.
The clarionis cleir gart all the dalis din 15.. Clar. v. 2017.
The earth about all dynnit and it schoke c1590 J. Stewart 27/449.
At his reuolts the rockis raird and dind