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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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(Line,) Lyn(e, v.² [f. Line n.² 2: cf. med.L. (Scot.) lineare.]

tr. Said of liners or other officials within a burgh: To measure out with a line (plots of land etc.in a burgh), so as to fix or settle the boundaries of these; also, to fix (boundaries of burgh holdings) in this way. Also absol. 14.. Acts I. 42/2.
And the saidis lyneris sall suer that thai sall leilly lyne [L. lineabunt] in lenth as braidnes baith foir part and back part of the land according to the richt and auld merchis withyn the burgh Ib. 44/2.
Gif ony lande be lynit [L. sit lineata] be the bailyeis and lell men of the toun … and the merkis be laide [etc.] 1476 Peebles B. Rec. I. 177 (see Linar n. (c)). 1498 Prestwick B. Rec. 35.
Quhill it be lynyt the said land, at it be knawin quhat is the said Marione Myller hes sessing of 1520 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 203 (see Bound v.¹ 1). 1541 Aberd. B. Rec. MS. XVII. (Jam.).
The baillies ordanit the lynaris to pas to the ground of the said tenement, and lyne and marche the same 1554 Prot. Bk. J. Robeson MS. 73.
Efter that the samin dyik being lynit be ws jugis foirsaidis and stobbis input 1566 Inverness Rec. I. 137.
Allegit the foirsaidis landis to be lynit befoir 1570–1 Canongate Ct. Bk. 323.
Quhilkes marches the baillie … ordanis to be observit … as iustlie and richtuuslie lynit c1575 Balfour Pract. 44. 1583 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. I. 186.
To pas and deill and lyne the lands beneth the toun and prop the samin 1615 Reid Auchterarder 62. 1653 Lanark B. Rec. 151.
The … counsell ordeines the lyneris befoir they goe to lyne first to take the pandis of aither partie, and als that they lyne no balkis … till they have stones reidie to putt in quhair they find the difference 1657 Peebles B. Rec. II. 43.
The deane of gild to lyne and measure the ground of the dyke 1712 Elgin Rec. I. 386.