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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hainit, Hanit, ppl. a. Also: hained, hayned, hanyt, haned. [f. Hain v.] Enclosed, protected by an enclosure.14.. Acts I. 323.
At thai enter nocht in ony hanyt place of the woddis with thar bestis 1536 Prot. Bk. J. Cristisone 50.
Ane payr of butlynthis, except corne land and hanyt gyrss 1549 Reg. Cupar A. II. 65.
Providing … that thair gudis and catell … cum nocht within our hanyt woddis 1579 Acts III. 145/2.
Quhateuer persone pullis or cuttis hanyt brwme 1649 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 96.
Putting out thair horssis and suffering them to … destroy the cornes and hained grass 1670 Melrose Reg. Rec. II. 261.
The hayned broome growing therupon 1687 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII. 180.
Three or four hors … that were teddered wpon the hanit grass
