Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†PEENJURE, v., n. Also pingeor, pinjure.
I. v. To hamper, confine (Ayr. 1825 Jam.).
II. n. Deep thought, meditation (Rnf. a.1850 Crawfurd MSS. (N.L.S.) P. 37, pingeor, -jure).
[The two meanings have been put together because of similarity of form, though the semantic connection is not explicable. The evidence for either is in any case very dubious and the word has no obvious etymology.]
