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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

RANCE, v.2 To caper about rowdily.Bwk. 1856 G. Henderson Pop. Rhymes 56:
Wi' carl-cats they squeel'd and ranc'd 'Round the auld Castle's wa'.Mry.1 1925:
Stop that rancin aboot an' nae ca' deen yer claes an' sheen.

[Prob. a variant of Rant, by conflation with race, dance, prance. Direct connection with Norw. dial. ransa, to rush about, or M.H.Ger. ranzen, id., is not apparent.]

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