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Girnal(l, n. Also: gyrn(n)all, girnale, -ald; kirnall. [Var. of Gernel(l, Garnale. Cf. Grinnal n.] = Girnell n.(a) 1452 Acts II. 41/2.
It is ordanyt that na maner of wittail be haldin in gyrnall be ony personis forther than is neidfull for thair awin persounis and … thair houshaldis 1490 Acta Conc. 129/1.
Twa chalder of mele … out of a boce, thre chalder of mele out of his girnale 1511 Reg. Privy S. I. 339/1.
To use biyng of bere and making of malt in all and sindry the killis, girnallis, barnis and uther office hous 1542 Aberd. Univ. Rec. 573.
ii girnalis of fyr with liddis, ane for malt, ane other for meill c1568 Lauder Minor P. i. 490.
Bot as ȝe cloise ȝour girnalis frome the puris, … So God sall cloise on ȝow His heauenlie porte 1627 Misc. Spald. C. V. 219.
Becaus thay peyit not in thair wituaill to the girnall, the lard … protestit for the hiest prycis c1650 Spalding I. 315.
Thay … brak wp the victuall girnallis 1676 Cunningham Diary ii.
To buy my girnald in bulk(b) 1606 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. II. 88.
The haill wictuall ... in ane kirnall of Boigheidscomb. c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 246 (B).
Muttoun dryver, girnall ryver

b. Attrib. with gude (also corn gude), maill, met. (Cf. Girnell n. b.) 1445 Edinb. Chart. 67.
Of ilk twn of girnale gude, iiij d. 1468 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 236.
Of ilk girnaill corne guidis, ij bollis, ane behind the mast and ane befoir 1561 Rentale Dunkeld. 342.
Gewin to ane grintair of his [sc. the bishop's] girnale … in fee and girnale maill, inlaik of victuall 1577 Melrose Reg. Rec. III. 139.
iiij b[ollis] quheit, cuntre met, extending in the haill in girnall met to four chalder 1591 Misc. Spald. C. III. 162.
The customes of strangers guidis, the sys toll of girnall goodis