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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1712

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†SKREINGE, n. Also skringe. Obs. Sc. forms of Eng. screen. [skriɲ]Ags. 1712 A. Jervise Land of Lindsays (1853) 341:
A skreinge with a box and a pan. A little skringe.

[The spelling seems to have been adapted from other words of Fr. derivation with orig. [ɲ]. See P.L.D. §110. O.Sc. has scringe, 1645.]

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