A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1498-1508, 1560-1584
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(Renegade,) Renigald, n. Also: rena-, ranne-; ranni-, rannugard. [e.m.E. renegade (1598), anglicized form of e.m.E. renegado (1599), Sp. renegado. Cf. Renegat n.] A renegade or apostate. —a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 717 (Arund.) (see Renegant n. and adj.).
Renagaldis a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 401 (B) (see Renegat n. 2).
Rannegald 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 2731.
That I suld thoill, and suffer sic ane thing, As of ȝone deuill, and ane rank renigald [: wald] 1584 Sempill Sat. P. xlv 10.
Ane fals forloppen fenyeit freir Ane rannugard [v.r. rannigard] for greid of geir
