A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1499-1500
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Loggerand, ppl. a. Also: log(e)rand. (? Cf. the mod. south. Sc. and north. and east midl. Eng. dial. verb logger ‘to hang loosely and largely’ (Dumfr., Jam.), ‘to walk with a lax gait or in a loose-jointed, swaying fashion’ (Northumberl.), to shake like a loose wheel (E. Anglia), and Logour n. But ? cf. Lokkerand ppl. a.) — a1500 Henr. Fab. 2807 (Ch.).
The mous beheld … Hir [the frog's] loggerand [H. logerand, B. logrand] leggis and hir harsky byde
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