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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1925
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¶RYNEN, adj. ? The word is prob. corrupt. The other versions given by Child have "clean strae or straw."Abd. 1925 Greig and Keith Last Leaves 221:
The beggar's bed was weel made wi rynen sheet an' hay.
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"Rynen adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/rynen>
