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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Grandschir, n. Also: grandschyre, -schyir, -scheir, -schere; grandshir, -sher. [Var. of Grantschire.]

1. A grandfather. a1500 Henr. Fab. 801.
Swa wes his father and his grandschir als
1535 Stewart 20964.
Most of all wes he suppleit than Be his grandschir [Bell. gudeschir]

2. A great-grandfather.(a) 1541 Acta Conc. & Sess. fol. 44 (J).
His fader, gudschir, grandschir, and forgrandschir, lardis of Fingiltoun
1543 Inverness Sheriff Ct. 15.
His father, mother, guid schyir, guidame, grandschyir, grandeam … or … utheris his predecessouris
1546 Reg. Privy S. III. 241/1.
Sen the deceis of umquhile David Hume … his grandschir
1567 Echt-Forbes Chart. 113.
Our grandschir, gud sir, gud dam, muder and ourself
1570 Sat. P. xii. 40.
His grandschir slane at Lythguo gif I leid
Ib. xiii. 129. 1592 Acts III. 619/1.
His maiesties vmquhile darrest grandschir deceissit … in the field of Flowdoune
1633 Ib. V. 64/2.
To the forsaids persones, … thair fathers, guidschirs, grandschirs, foirgrandschirs [etc.]
(b) 1549 Compl. 151/22.
There fathers and mothers, gudschers aud grandscheirs
1586 Grant Chart. 161.
His awin deid, and … his grandschere and his gwdschear, thair awin deidis
(c) 1591 Lennox Mun. 332.
Pronevay, air and successour be progres to vmquhyill Lord Darnelie, our grandshir
1609 Skene Reg. Maj. i. 91.
The names of the father, gudsher, and grandsher of them quha are challenged
1641 Acts V. 696/2.
The estate hes beine possest be me, my father, gudshir, and grandshir thir thriescoir and ten yeires bygane

3. Fore-father, ancestor. 1528 Lynd. Dreme 781.
Adam, our grandschyre, Quhilk, throw his crime, incurrit Goddis yre

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