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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Rin, Run, n. Also: ryn; runne. [Late ME and e.m.E. rune (once, c1450), run (1596), runne (1638); Rin v.¹]

1. The overflow of an enclosed body of water; a stream having its source in such overflow; a channel to carry away such a flow.(a) 1581 Edinb. B. Rec. IV 557.
Edward Galbrayth … desyrit ane tak of the commodity of the rin of the said loch 1581–2 Ib. 228.
The stane wolle and hous laitlie biggit … at the clovs and ryn of the Burrow Loch 1583–4 Ib. 328.
To caus inclose sufficientlie and substantiouslie the ryn of the Sowth Loch 1589 Ib. V 8.
[The council] settis … maill frie, the roum of the ryn of the North Loch at the clowse for taking eilles 1594 Ib. 112.
To caus stop the ryn of the Sowth Loch 1597 Ib. 204.
That the contract with the brewares gang fordwart …; als to tak … the ryn of the loch fra thame quhen the toun sall bring in the samyn, and thay to delyver it cleyne water 1619 Ib. VI 202.
To close in the ryn of the South Loche and fill the same up with watter 1643 Elgin Rec. I 276.
Theis that castis the ryn of Lossie … to haue for ilk ruid thairof that thai cast 26 s. 8 d. 1658 Edinb. B. Rec. IX 91.
To cause drayne the Burrowloche, cleir the ditches, and to make a slowse at the rin(b) 1667 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. II 372.
The water-gaing levells or runnes that runne throw his ground [supra throw which the levell of the said coall runnes] 1675 Cullen Kirk S. 5 Nov.
From the standin march stone dounward to the run of the millne dame at the wast

2. A (horse) race. 1669–81 Haddington Corr. 194.
On Tyousday bothe the plet runs, at which ther is six horsies