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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

LINGET, n. Also linjet, linshit. The seed of flax, lint-seed (n.Sc. 1808 Jam.; Mry., Abd. 1925). Hence linget-oil (Kcd. 1887 Jam.), linget-seed (n.Sc. 1808 Jam.). [′lɪnʒət]Ags. 1794 W. Anderson Piper of Peebles 6:
An' nane but hamit linjet sawn, — Fan lint was beaten wi' the mell.Ags. 1825 J. Ross Sermon 26:
First, you were linshit in the bow. A name they gae your parent's pow.

[O.Sc. linget(-seed), id., c.1470, olye lingeat, linseed oil, 1501. Of doubtful formation, though ultimately derived from Lin, q.v. For the form cf. Fr. lingette, linen cloth.]

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