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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1705-1725

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GRINTAL, n. Also †grintall, -ell, †graintal, -le. A granary (ne.Sc. 1808 Jam., graintal s.v. grainter).

Combs.: 1. grintal-man, the man in charge of a granary (Abd. 1825 Jam., grintal-, graintle-); cf. girnel-man s.v. Girnel; 2. grintal-wark, the trade of a miller (Cai. 1949 B.B.C. Programme (7 Jan.)).1. Mearns 1705 Urie Court Bk. (S.H.S.) 114:
The said Balzie statutis, . . . that ilke tennent . . . shall pay in to William Bigone, grintall man, ther respective ferme mealls yearly.
Abd. 1725 Fintray Court Bk. (S.C. Misc.) I. 59:
Alexr. Williamson . . . has payed in 2 bolls 3 firlots meall to the grintell man.

[O.Sc. has grintaleman, 1594, variant of earlier grenalman, itself a variant of girnell man. The intrusion of t is prob. due to the influence of grintar (O.Fr. grenetier), id., which is found from c.1450.]

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