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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Drunkinnes, n. Also: drunkynnes(se, -ynesse, -ienes, dronkin-, dronkennes. [ME. dronken-, drunkennesse, OE. druncennys. Cf. Drukkinnes.] Drunkenness.(a) 1456 Hay II. 47/5.
Na excesse of glutony, drunkynnesse, na othir mystemperaunce c1460 Consail Wys Man 189.
Fauore na dyse na drunkynnes 1478 Acts II. 119/2.
Becaus that ignorant smethis throw ignorance & drunkynnes spillis & crukis mennis hors throw schoyne in the quyk c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 72/29.
Excusand my self and my synnis and throw this syne falland in drunkynnes 1560 Bk. Disc. 228.
Gif the cryme be publict, … as fornicatioun, drunkynnes, fechting [etc.] a1578 Pitsc. II. 314/14.
Murdreist be thair awin villfulnes and drunkinnes c1615 Chron. Kings 31.
To gif thame selffis our to drunkinnes and leitcheriefig. a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 834.
Off wardlie wit behald the furious rage How it is dasit be spirituale drunkynnes(b) c1520-c1535 Nisbet III. 352.
He warnis thaim … to avoyde drounkynnes 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. lx.
Quhare our eldaris had sobriete, we have ebriete and dronkinnes 1625 Ritchie Churches St. Baldred 205.
The said Alexr. Johnson and Patrik Wood denyit thair dronkennes