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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
RUNK, n.3 1. A descriptive term applied to anything especially large or bulky, a big clumsy animal or person, a large wave or heavy swell at sea (Sh. 1968).Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
A runk o' a body, a runk o' a baess, a runk o' a sea.Ork. 1929 Marw.:
A muckle runk o' a man.
2. A lump, esp. a lump on the head (Ork. 1929 Marw.).
[For 2., cf. Faer. runkur, a knob or lump on a bone, Meaning 1. may be rather an extended use of Runk, n.1]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Runk n.3". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 6 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/runk_n3>
