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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Navyn(e, n. Also: naw- and -in(e, -en, -ing. [Sc. form corresp. to Navy n.; the origin of the suffix is obscure.] Ships (? espec. warships) collectively, shipping; a fleet.Be navyn(e, by ship. (Only in Wyntoun).(1) 1375 Barb. iii. 392.
Schyr Nele Cambel befor send he For to get him nawyn and meite a1400 Leg. S. xxxviii. 603.
A gret wynd rase … & scalit his nawine to & fra c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 1972.
The laif of the schippes fyne That followit nixt in the navyne c1420 Wynt. iv. 939.
Wytht all the ost off his nawyne [: kuvine] Ib. 691. Ib. 1355. Ib. vi. 1564; etc. c1475 Wall. ix. 278. c1515 Asl. MS. I. 188/10.
Thai come in a navyne thretty schippis full of men but women a1500 Bk. Chess. 398. 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 1616 (L). Id. Æn. iv. vi. 19.
Bad thai suld … Do graith hys schyppys and navyn [v.r. navine] secretly 1531 Bell. Boece (M) I. 29. 1533 Boece i. ii. 35 b.
Gathele … made Hyber admirall of the navyn Ib. iv. xii. 144.
The Romane navyne Ib. viii. xii. 276 b.
The residew of his navin Ib. iii. iii. 93 b. 1535 Stewart 11218. a1538 Abell 39 a.
He gat ane multitude of knythtis & a nawin of schippis 1549 Compl. 91/10.
Ane grit nauen of schipis be seey burde(b) 1533 Boece iv. xv. 150.
At Alect in sure portis stabling thare naving Ib. viii. iv. 254.
At cuming of this stark naving Ib. i. ii. 35 b. Ib. xiii. vi. 509 b. 1535 Stewart 20796.
Of his naving the tua part neir wes lost Ib. II. 601 heading.
How Sweno … causit Camus … cum in Scotland with ane greit armie and naving of schippis Ib. 38616.
Neirby Bamburch … Thir tua navingis togidder thair tha met Ib. 30423. Ib. 38336.(2) c1420 Wynt. ii. 251.
Ysis … In Egypte passyde be nawyn [: syne] Ib. iii. 573.
Be nawyne in tyll Albany Arrywyde all that cumpany Ib. ii. 436.