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Wynd, n.² Also: wynde, vynd, wind(e, weynd; (weynde, wende); wyn(e, wein. [Wynd v. Cf. OE ȝewind winding ascent, spiral.] A, freq. winding, narrow street or alley, chiefly in towns and cities. Chiefly, in proper names or with qualifier identifying the street, etc. Also in comb. with fute, gate, hede, hous, mouth. c1283 Reg. Paisley 385.
Stratam regiam que dicitur le Weynde ex parte orientali 1364 Rot. Sc. 880/2.
Thomas de la Wende burg' de Perte 1382–3 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I 165.
Robertus Wynde 1421 Inchcolm Chart. 48.
Alterum vero iacet in le nuneside … contigue ad le Winde 1442 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. I 117.
Inter communem venellem vocatam le garvachis wynd 1492 Stirling Chart. 50.
Terra Mathei Forestare jacente in le Mary Wynde 1505–6 Reg. Great S. 617/1.
Le Nudryis Vynd infra burgum de Edinburgh(a) 1400 MacRae Early Sc. Texts No. 7.
A tenement … betuene the housis of the vicar … & the wynde vnder the astlar c1420 Wynt. viii 4492.
Thai till Edynburgh held the way, In at the Frere Wynd entryd thai 1439 Edinb. Chart. 64.
The comon venale callit Sanct Leonardis wynde c1456 Edinb. B. Rec. MS (Reg. H.).
Wind 1481 Peebles B. Rec. I 189.
Dur and wondow opynand apon the said wynd 1488 Dunferm. B. Rec. I 2.
iiij s. of annuel rent to Johne of Wallod of the Wynd or his assignis 1502–3 Treas. Acc. II 248.
Winde 1539 Aberd. B. Rec. I 165.
All the stretis and vynds [pr. vnydis] of this toun 1541 Linlithgow B. Ct. 20 Dec.
All common passagis als weill without the burgh as wyndis within the sammyn be wesyit seyne & considerit ȝeirlie 15.. Clar. iv 1838.
They enterit at Parice portis … And throw the wyndis [pr. ryndis] raid … As thay that to the royall palice tendit 1558 Dundee Chart. 155.
That na person … be found … drinking in any wynd or alehouse … after ten hours of the night 1558–9 Edinb. Old Acc. I 281.
For panting of the officiars wyndis agane Yule, iiij s. 1581 Elgin Rec. I 159.
Betuix the loyn dykis of the wynd quhilkis passis fra the grammer scoill of the burgh of Elgin and the mos thairof 1587 St. A. Baxter Bks. 42.
Mr. Petir Watsonis land in the college vynd 1604 Lanark B. Rec. 114.
The Hunter Wyndis set to Besse Weketschaw … and the uther wyndis set all togider with the burn edge … to Katte Carmychell and the said Besse Weketschaw(b) 1596 Dalr. II 174/18.
Gaites, houses, close, wynes, straits and streits 1641 Aberd. B. Rec. III 270.
The mercheant booth, lyand … on the north syd of the huckster wyn 1651 Inverness Rec. II 205.
All theis who haue hors … to lead ane fraucht of staine and sand to calsay the schoole wyne 1675 Cullen Kirk S. 5 Nov.
From … the Millne dame at the wast the comon tounes wyne at the north(c) 1653–4 Aberd. Shore Wk. Acc. 366.
Belonging to James Robertson in the narrow wein 200 bolls qwhayt sallt(d) 1667 Kelso Baillie Ct. 34b.
The … captain of the watch, shall … see the watch visit the whole streets & weynds in the toun 1694 Glasgow B. Rec. IV 135.
The said weynd is ane publick common streetcomb. 1460 Montrose Baillie Ct. 13b.
It is ackit qwhen the common bel ryngis all men sall cum to the ballȝes at the wynd hed 1554 Glasgow Prot. I 67.
[In the street … commonly called] the Wyndeheide 1558 Edinb. B. Rec. III 21.
That all the close futtis on bayth syddis of the Hie Streit … be closyt … and the wynde futtis onle to be oppin 1575 Glasg. Univ. Mun. I 93.
The annuel of the fore place at the Wyne Heid that lyis to the Halye Bluid altar 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 307.
Patrik Schangs hous in the hie gaitt foirnent the freiar wynd heid 1590 Edinb. B. Rec. V 19.
Thomas Aichinsoun … lugeing in Todrikis Wynd fute 1643 Rec. Old Aberd. II 149.
For helping vp the wyndhous 6 s. 1646 Aberd. Council Lett. III 63.
Spaces of the shipp rawe betwixt the wynd mouth that enters it from the Castellgate and from thence to the shipp rawe porte 1649 Sutherland Charters in Orig. Par. II ii 622.
Via arcti vici ‘lie narrowe vynd gate’ 1680 Foulis Acc. Bk. 64.
I have this day got Mertimes last termes maill of chop and stands at fasters wynd head