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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1567-1600
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Gartling, -lyn, n. Also: girtling, girtlang; greitling, greit lyne; gritlyne, grytlyne. [ling from F. ligne. Still in modern Shetland and northern dialects as grit-, gret(t)lin.] The 'great line' used in deep-sea fishing for cod, ling, etc. Also attrib. with bait, boit (boat).(a)1567 Edinburgh Testaments I. 31 b.
The half of ane gartling bait with all hir ornamentis 1577 Ib. V. 102.
xvij new nettis and sevin auld nettis, … foure gartlingis, price of the pece … x ls. 1584 Ib. XIV. 56 b.
Ten hering nettis, … tua gartlynis(b)1576 Edinburgh Testaments V. 52.
Ane girtling bait occupiit be Wm lyell 1579 Ib. VII. 94.
The half of ane girtlang bait 1590 Ib. XVII. 200 b.
Ane girtling, … Item sax nettis(c)1579 Edinburgh Testaments VII. 305 b.
Half ane greitling boit with hir furnesing 1590 Ib. XXI. 193.
Four hering nettis, ane greitling and ane smalling1594 Orkney & Sh. Rec. 217.
The saidis persones … sall nawayes fische with greit lyneis within the heidlandis of the saidis cuntreyis of Orknay and Zeitland 1594 Ib. 218.
Ilk greit ling boitt … sall pay yeirlie at the fisching of thair greit lingis for thair teind ane halff hundreth ling(d)1576 Orkney Oppress. 66.
Thai had libertie … to fisch … with small lyne, gritlyne, or handlyne a 1600 Aberd. B. Rec. (J.).
Gryt lyne fische, sic as leing, turbat, keling, & skaitt
