Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RINAGATE, n. Also rinnagate (Ayr. 1822 Galt Sir A. Wylie xii.), rannagat (Lnk. 1826 R. Chambers Pop. Rhymes 21). Sc. forms of Eng. runagate, now obsol. or arch., a fugitive, runabout, rascal, scamp (Sc. 1836 J. Baillie Witchcraft ii. i.; Sh., Abd., Ags., Fif., wm. and sm.Sc. 1968). [′ri.nəget]
[An alteration of renegate, renegade, by association with Rin, run, and agate. Cf. rinthereout s.v. Rin, v., 1.(1) (xi).]
