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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†KØRN, n.pl. Also koorin, kurin (Sh. 1774 G. Low Tour 106), kuhreen (Sh. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 131). Cattle (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.). Phr. to lag de kørn, to move cows from one part of the home-pasture to another (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)). See Lag, v.1 [kø: rn]
[O.N. kýrnar, the cattle, pl. of kýr, a cow, with suff. art.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"KØrn n. pl.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/krn>
