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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gun, Goun, n. Also: gwn, goune, gown(e, gound; gune, gwne, gone, goine. [ME. gun, gon, gunne (1346), gonne (1339), of obscure origin.]

1. A gun, or cannon.(a) 1384 Exch. R. III. 672.
Pro uno instrumento dicto gun, empto pro castro de Edynburgh 1388 Ib. 687.
Alano, custodi … instrumentorum pro gunnys c1460 Alex. (Taym.) 61.
Vithe sum fyre arrowis, vithe stains of irne red het Schot out of gunnis a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 464.
Gapand gunnys of brase, … That maid ful gret dyn 1479 Acts II. 126/2.
The tresonable stuffiing … of the castell … with … gunnis, apparalingis, pulderis, & artilȝeary 1489 Treas. Acc. I. 123.
To thre baytis that brocht the gun callit Duchal, … to Dunglas 1513 Ib. IV. 512.
To xx werkmen … at the dichting and clengeing of the gunnys 1525 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 221.
That … the capitane of the said castell suffir na gunills to be schot furth of the samin 1549 Compl. 42/15.
I hard the cannons and gunnis mak mony hiddeus crak 1578 Glenartney Doc.
To cum or repair within our said forrest with thair culveringis, half haggis, or ony vther gunnis 1581 Edinb. Test. IX. 84.
He leuis to his barne … ane gun, tua swordis, … ane durk 1605 Crim. Trials II. 461.
Accusit … for bering, wering, and schuteing of pistolettis and gunnisfig. 1581 Burne Disput. 161.
Thir [arguments] ar ȝour gret gunnis quhairbie ȝe vse to astonishe the … ignorant peopil(b) 1473 Treas. Acc. I. 65.
For mending and theking of a hous … that wes revin at the ȝetting of the gwn c1475 Wall. x. 816.
Weyll … stuft thai ar with gwn [and] ganȝe off steill c1515 Asl. MS. I. 230/2.
King James the secund … was slane with ane gwn the quhilk brak in the fyring 1612 Breadalbane Doc. No. 408.
In caice ony of the said Schir Duncanes tenentis, servandis, or fosteris of his forrestis beis fund … with gwnnes or hagbuttis(c) c1475 Wall. ix. 166.
Commaund thi men … Thar schot off gown … to ces Ib. x. 852.
Thai bykerit wondyr fast Amang the Scottis with schot and gownnys cast 1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 930.
Thai bene so artalȝeit, Thay purpose to defend thanne with thair gounnis c 1550 Corr. M. Lorraine 129.
The erle of Lynnox is sa ewill hurt with ane gowne that he may nocht trawell haistelie 1557 Peebles B. Rec. 240.
James Frank to schoit ane govne, and thair after the swiche to cum to the gait a1578 Pitsc. I. 8/4.
This roy of gret renowne Vas murdreist by ane misforttunit gown Ib. 68/15.
The Earle of Sallisberrie, qu ho was slaine be the schot of ane goun 1662 Nicoll Diary 372.
He … was welcomed by the haill goundis of the Castell(d) a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 465.
Had thai bene prouuait sa of schote of gvne 1545 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 222.
To cause the Hamburght man sok the gwne at the blokhousse with ane guid sovn sok 1565 Reg. Morton 14.
We … charge you hereby to take the sayd Johne and send him to vs with his gune a1578 Pitsc. II. 99/11.
The maister gounar … cuttit the quhellis and axtrie of his gone that he was schottand 1591 Misc. Spald. C. III. 160.
Aucht great alkin trels, growin … for stocking of gwnes 1626 Peebles B. Rec. 414.
Gewine to John Frank for schiwting of the tua golneis in the steppell 1662 Melrose Reg. Rec. II. 28.
For … killing ane great number of. dowes by ane gune 1675 Wemyss Corr. 121.
Sewein peaceises of lyght ordnance, comeinly calld leather gwnes wedillesed

2. Attrib. with cast, cha(l)mer, chargeour, hous, maker, mulde, paraling, quhele, stok, wale. 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 293.
For a waw of irne, to be dyamondis for guncast — Ib. 281.
For part of payment of making of gunchameris to gunnys that … wantit chameris 1533 Ib. VI. 163.
For … gun chalmeris quhilkis pertenit to the Kingis schipe — 1496 Ib. I. 293.
For ij dowbill platis of quhit irne to be gun chargeouris — 1517 Ib. V. 122.
To xxv werkmen berand the munitioun … to the gowne hous 1535 M. Works Acc. IV. 80.
Certane beting apon the gunhous of the castell 1561 Reg. Privy S. MS. XXX. 80.
Thomas Rowane wirkand in our souerane ladeis gvnhous within hir castell of Edinburgh — 1587 Dundee B. Laws 476.
The gunmakeris [are to make] hagbuttis and daggis 1595 Ib. 499.
All poynts of his occupation of the gunmaker craft 1598 Misc. Spald. C. V. 70.
To Thomas Gordone, gunmaker, for mending the quheills and extre of the towbuithe knok 1602 Ib. 129.
Adame Gordoun, gunmacker — 1508 Treas. Acc. IV. 116.
Flokkis for the gun muld 1539 Ib. VII. 223.
To four men wirkand … apoun the gun muldis in slipping … thairof — 1496 Ib. I. 321.
To pas to Borthuik … to vesy tummyr for gun paraling — 1515 Ib. V. 42.
The schouing of the gret gun quhells 1544 Ayr Common Good Acc. 18 July.
To Ade Nychole for making of ane assiltre and tua gun quhelis — 1512 Treas. Acc. IV. 452.
To the cartaris for down bringing of ii greit gun stokkis — 1541 Ib. VIII. 161.
For twa treis to be gunvalis