Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶HYND, v. To make for, hasten towards.Lnk. 1951 G. Rae Howe o' Braefoot 8:
I found myself hynding towards Greenbrae.
[Orig. obscure. It is poss. that hynding is due to a corruption of hynd-wynd s.v. Hyne, I. 3. (3), later construed as a v.]
