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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
GRIMSTER, n. Also grinster. An unusually low tide: “a grimster o' a ebb” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928) s. v. grefster); also attrib.: “a grimster ebb” (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.); “ebb during spring tides” (Sh. 1899 J. Spence Folk-Lore 120, grinster).
Hence applied to anything very large: “a great grimster” (Angus Gl.). [′grɪmstər]
[Prob. nasalised forms of Grefster, q.v.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Grimster n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/grimster>
