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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Ganȝe, Gainȝe, Genȝe, n. Also: ganȝhe, -ȝie, ganeȝe; gaynȝhe, genȝie, geinȝie, gengȝie. [Ir. and Sc. Gael. gainne.] An arrow or (crossbow) bolt. Also fig.(a) c1420 Wynt. viii. 5505.
Willame off Dowglas thare wes syne Wyth a spryngald gaynȝhe [schot] throw the thé c1475 Wall. vii. 995.
With awblaster, gaynȝe, and stanys fast, And hand gunnys rycht brymly out thai cast 1516 Exch. R. XIV. 164.
Pro emptione … octo duodenarum de gaynyeis 1550 (1581) Reg. Great S. 30/1.
Reddendo dicto Georgio duo lie gainȝeis … nomine albe firme Ib.
Reddendo dicto comiti unum missile lie gainȝie 1573 Sat. P. xl. 375.
With gun and gainȝe thocht thay boist to gor ȝow 1587-99 Hume vii. 113.
Crosbowes of waight, and Gnosik gainyeis kein(b) 1458 Exch. R. VI. 384.
Pro … tercie dolii sagittarum dictarum ganyeis 1473–4 Treas. Acc. I. 48.
For iiij dusane of boltis and ij dusane of ganȝis to the King c1475 Wall. x. 816.
Weyll stuft thai ar with gwn [and] ganȝe off steill a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 464.
Grundin ganyeis thair wase a1500 Doug. K. Hart 861.
The grundin ganȝeis and grit gunnis syne Thai schut without 1531 Bell. Boece I. 152.
The Albanis, … schot ane huge nowmer of arrowis and ganȝeis at thair first contering Ib. II. 227.
Behind thaim war crosbowis, bendit with ganyeis reddy to schute 1533 Boece iv. x. 141.
Ane multitude of arrowis and ganeȝeis apoun Romanis war schott 1535 Stewart 7042.
With gun and ganȝe, and all vther geir Ib. 22481.
Mony ganȝie … Heidit with steill that scharp as rasure schairattrib. 1513 Doug. xi. xv. 16.
Hys ganȝe cays and goldyn awblaster(c) c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxxi. 11 (B).
He that hes for his awin genȝie Ane plesand prop, but mank or menȝie 1535 Stewart 6211.
With gun and genȝie, and with other geir 1538 Treas. Acc. VII. 28.
For ane corcebow ... with xij genȝes 1581 Burne Disput. 190.
A change … from honoring the sauctuarie to polluting the sam vith … gun and gengȝie 1596 Dalr. II. 66/4.
Quhen the controuersie with gun and geinȝie was to be endit Ib. 133/21.
With speir and jaueling, darte and arrow, gun and geinȝie