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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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LUNT, v.2, n.2 [lʌnt]
I. v. To walk with a bouncing, springy step, to walk briskly (Dmf., Rxb. 1825 Jam.; Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.; Kcb. 1961). Ppl.adj. †luntin, bouncing, sprightly (Watson, “a luntin' hizzy”). Also fig.Rxb. 1811 A. Scott Poems 174:
This they clam, the twasome luntin To keek oure the stretching dales.s.Sc. 1897 E. Hamilton Outlaws xvii.:
As fast as your auld shanks can lunt alang.Kcb.4 1900:
He gangs luntin' alang wi' a licht heart.Rxb. 1925 E. C. Smith Mang Howes 20:
A was luntin alang the skleff, towrt Denum.Gall. 1933 Gallovid. Annual 71:
While heather an' bracken thegether lunt Richt oot o' the sicht o' man.Ags. 1947 Willa Muir in Joy Hendry Chapman 74-5 (1993) 95:
The bairns are fairly louping in the womb,
Lunting and lamming oot,
Riving great dads oot o' the Christian sky,
And the Universe is feeling a wee bit sick.
II. n. A springy step, a bouncing gait (Dmf. 1825 Jam.; Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.).
[Prob. of Scand. orig. Cf. Norw. dial. lunta, to saunter, stroll, Sw. dial. lunte, to hop.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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