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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.

Quotation dates: 1825

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RYND, v. refl. To put one's affairs in order.Per. 1825 Jam.:
A term applied to one whose affairs are in disorder. "Gie him time to rynd himsell."

[Poss. a reduced form of Owerend, Arend, to set or get up on one's end or one's feet, but the word may be corrupt.]

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