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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1567-1590
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Langing, ppl. a. [e.m.E. longynge (1509).] Yearning, desiring. — 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 219.
Gif … we … leif this art of langing lust c1590 J. Stewart 157/2.
Greif is in luif ane lustie langing lyf
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"Langing ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/langing_ppl_adj>
