Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GRUNDIT, adj. “Mixed white and grey in colour — applied to geese” (Ork. 1929 Marw.). [′grʌndət]
[O.N. grá-, grey, + rǫndóttr, striped; cf. also grá-rendr, grey-striped.]