A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1399-1400
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Orphanyne, n. [Late ME. and e.m.E. (c 1430–c 1500) orphanyne, orphenyn, OF. orphenin, -anin (12th c.), deriv. of L. orphan-us Orphan(e.] = Orphelin(e. —a1400 Legends of the Saints xxxi. 446.
Al wrangis … namly it that mycht ryne Til wydow or til orphanyne
