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Lone, n.1 Also: lon(ne; loin(e, loyn(e; loune, low(y)ne; loan(e. [Corresp. to ME. and e.m.E. lane (Lane n.4), OE. (and OFris.) lane, lǫne wk. fem. (mod. E. Fris. lone, lôn beside lane, lân) : cf. 14th c. west midl. ME. lone (Piers Plowm. A, Pearl). In mod. Sc. and north. and north midl. Eng. dial. as lon(e, loan etc.For the vowel-change, cf. donk, mony, ony, which have similar regional distributions in mod. Sc. and Eng. dial.]The spelling loune is conceivably a misreading for lonne.

1. A green cattle-track or grassy by-road, commonly diked in, as a passage for animals through arable land, park or orchard land or the like. Freq., a grassy strip leading to a pasture or other open ground, beginning at or near a farm, village or burgh as a green where the cattle were milked.Freq. the (also, a) commoun (= communally owned, public) lone.(1) 1407 (1410) Reg. Great S. 397/1.
Assendendo unam sicam usque le lone dicte terre mee dominice, et sic transeundo per inferiorem partem de le lone usque communem moram
1456 Liber Aberbr. 89. 1519 Reg. Panmure II. 292.
[He] grantis … ane oppin gate and lone to his tenentis … throu his landis … to pas … to thair mure with thair bestial
1535–6 Selkirk B. Ct. 205 (19 Jan.).
Volle Ellot … tuk vrangusly George Curror gray hors furcht of the lone of Alanhauch
1538–9 Reg. Privy S. II. 437/2. 1540 Acts II. 379/2. 1547 Prot. Bk. W. Corbet (S.R.S.) 8.
In be the end of the land bawk as the ald dyik gangis on to the fwt of the lone of the rone
1550 Reg. Great S. 109/2.
Inde per lie lone eundo ad Stokkisbriggis et metas de Dudingstoun
15.. Wyf Awcht. 57.
The calvis and ky being met in the lone, The man ran with ane rung to red
1569 Crail B. Ct. MS. 17 Apr.
The foirsaidis jugis … ordanis the saidis parteis to haif fre passage throw the sowth lone … to the lones reseruit to thame vpoun the nyxt quarter
1569 Canongate Ct. Bk. 116. 1570 Misc. Maitl. C. II. 325. 1574 (1585) Reg. Great S. 263/1.
And passand throu the said tone be ane lone of ten ellis of breid to begin at the northest nuk of Andro Cattowrs kailyard
Ib. 1574 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 14; 1582 Ib. 94.
To use the said lone within the said dikis and be the mesour befoir rehersit as commontie to pasture uponn and to cast feillis and divatis and remove stanis
1584 Kirkcaldy B. Rec. 87. 1591 Edinb. Test. XXIII. 89.
Dalry lone
1593 Prot. Bk. J. Inglis 12 July.
Mr Gilbert Gardine minister at Fordice … maid woid & red ane lone to the gudman of Lechistone hors meycht pas to the hill to carie thair petis of all vse & vynt
1597 Reg. Privy C. V. 427. 1602 Reg. Great S. 474/1.
Ane braid balk at the syde of the nyne rigis … quhilk … is … to … remaine as ane perpetuall merchebalk and lone to the landis wnderwrittin
Ib./2. 1628 (1629) Reg. Great S. 479/2.
De … tertia parte terrarum de Auchloy cum lie parkis, garrounes et lones ejusdem
1636 Glasg. Chart. I. ii. 383. 1639 Pittenweem Ann. 33.
The soiers underwritten haiffand twa times since in the lone, in presence of the haill town, offerit themselves willing [etc.]
1649 Edinb. Test. LXIV. 133.
In Bruchtone lone ane midding worth lx lib.
1653 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 263.
To lay ane calsie in the lone neir the grammer scooll buttis
1664 Forbes Baron Ct. 254.
Tenentis … who cast faill … in medow or lone
1665 Irvine Mun. II. 187. 1674 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds I. 476.proverbs a1598 Ferg. Prov. MS. No. 603.
How comes the cow doune the lone?
Ib. No. 855.
I rather hear my awin cow rout in the lown
a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 1057.
Lowd in lone was never a gude milk kw
Ib. No. 1584.(b) 1577 Prot. Bk. J. Scott MS. 38.
The said landis … to be begun apoun the buithlatt on the north syd of the new maid lon foirsaid
Ib. 38 b.
[He] sall bruik … tuentie fuitis of the lon at the heid of the fairny hauch and ane fre gait throw the lang drony part to cum to the said lon
c 1600 Yester Writs 263.
[That] lon lyand betuix the arrabill lands of Linplum and Barra
1607 Ib. 284. 1643 Dundee Chart. 89.
That the hyway and lonne in the hill sall remain unbrokin
1665 Galloway P. 20 Feb.
The said Hew is to … kip tath & taithing … within the said lon
1667 Kelso Baillie Ct. 33 b.
The candlemakers to joyne in bigging of ane krakling hous vpon the south syd of the lon
1693 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds II. 533 (9 Mar.).
The lon is to be foldit and ilk deyk to be delt befor on honest man
(c) 1574 Glasg. B. Rec. I. 7.
Thomas Craig to be callit for removyng of the gallows furth of the loyne sett be him at his awin hand
1581 Ib. 84.
Wee find grit falt at thee towne milne that thee haill loyne is biggit and maid yairdis thairof that na passage may bee had [etc.]
1589 Prot. Bk. J. Inglis 19 Apr.
Johne Synklar … & the remanent tenentis … to cum & wsye the said patent loyne
1598–9 Glasg. B. Rec. I. 191.
Thai … sall … visey the loynes lyand nerrest the Brwme hill, that thai maye be … keipit in the auld breid as thai war of befor
1600 Glasg. Chart. II. App. 572.
It is not necesser that the breid of the loyne of Garnegadhill be sa meikill as xxx ellis … bot that it salbe only xij ellis breid
1681 Edinb. B. Rec. XI. 25.
Lead pyps that frequently brecks in his ground and damnifies his gras and loines
(d) 1661 Dunkeld Presb. I. 295.
[5 acres of his best mucket land lying] bewest the loune [above the town of Tibbermore]
(e) 1597 Misc. Spald. C. I. 145.
Scho tuik ane grein trwff owt of the loane
1661 Lanark B. Rec. 187.
The gras of the loane and kirkyaird sett to James Thomsone
1661 Soc. Ant. XXII. 261.
Casting ane clod at him in the greene of the loane of Inneraritie
1661 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. 648.
Shoe … went up throw the loane from hir house to the west syd of Boltounmore
1665 Ib. II. 48.
The way may be cast about at the Askfurd … and up the church loan
1666-74 Fraser Polichron. 443.
The Lord Cranston … killed Ja. Scrimgeor … in a loan neare St. Paules in London
1686 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds II. 362 (19 Apr.). 1691 Falkirk Par. Rec. II. 34.
That the kirk stand upon the north side of the loan downward from the Redheugh, where the said loan turns to the Overtoune … , to which turning of the loan the way is exceeding good both sumer and winter
1692 Misc. B. Rec. 112. 1702 Lanark B. Rec. 268.
That the sheillis be removed from the loan and other places within the crofts to … a remote place of the muire
(2) 1503 Coll. Aberd. & B. 504.
Finem silve uulgariter le wodend, litill Gurdess, le common lone, Haldaw, [etc.]
1505 Reg. Cupar A. I. 260.
Reseruand and kepand the commoun lone and gait as hus and wont wes
1505 Blackfriars Perth 110. 1551–2 Reg. Privy S. IV. 240; 1565 Ib. V. i. 609/1. 1574 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 14.
Thomas Glen … hes dyminissit the commone lone passand fra Gaddis brig, and hes sett furtht his dyik and sawin vpone the commone thre or four ellis or thairby
1596 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 163. 1602 Reg. Great S. 475/1.
Reservand alsua to the said Geo. Barclay … ane commoun gait and lone to cathce and call guidis and for cairt and sled
1615 Shetl. Sheriff Ct. MS. 13.
Ane comoune lone & passage to be maid of threttie fute of breid
1664 Glasgow B. Rec. III. 33.
Persones that ar coming and goeing to and from the toune be the commoune lones
(b) 1536 Kirkwall Chart. 4.
Et occidentali habentes et lie comon lons et vias publicas dicti nostri burgi
1584 Kirkcaldy B. Rec. 100.
The court of justiciarie … haldin … at the jebett, on the commoun lon of Kirkcaldie
1597 Ib. 146.(c) 1550 Glasgow Prot. I. 14.
[Between the lands of Adam Knox … , the lands of the chaplainry of the Holy Cross and the street called] ane commowne loyne
1575 Rec. Earld. Orkney 138. 1599 Reg. Great S. 325/2.
Cum communi mora de Abirbrothok, terris lie murelandis ejusdem, cum lie commoun loynis, cum ceteris terris
1633 Acts V. 1817) 94/2.
Waist ground comoun wayes loynes and vthers comounties [in Pittenweem]
(d) 1511 Alloway Barony Ct. 6 May.
The wrangus making of ane dik in the commone lowyne
1531 Glasgow Prot. IV. 36.
Betuix the landis of wmquhyll Adem Watson … and the common lowne
(e) 1656 Rothesay B. Rec. 264.
That thair be na langleit horse on the commoun loane
1657 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 364.
To sight … the brockin hoillis in the commoune wayis and loanis about the toune

2. a. Attrib. with cheik, dike.(1) 1562 Fam. Rose 236.
Quhill it cum to ane lang stane outwith the dike … at the lone cheik betuix the landis of Kilrawak and the vicaris croft of Croy
(2) 1547 (1585) Reg. Great S. 268/2; 1550 Ib. 109/2; 1597 Ib. 195/2.
Inter terras Alex. Jak, [etc.] … lie lone dik seu ferriegait
1578 Aberd. Chart. 339.
At the syd of the ald loune dyk of the intoune
1581 Elgin Rec. I, 159.
For tua hunderit leidis muk he promised to deliuer … betuix the loyn dykis of the wynd quhilkis passis fra the grammer scoill of … Elgin and the mos thairof
1627 Bamff Chart. 210.
Passand north thairfra be the west loyne dyk
1631 Reg. Great S. 642/1.
Super orientali latere de lie lon-dyk terrarum de Balsusnie

b. Lone-heid, heid of the lone, the higher or outer end of a loan, farthest from the settlement which it served.(1) 1556 Peebles B. Rec. I. 230.
Passand vp the dike estward to the stanis in the lon heid
1587 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 507.
For halding furth of the pepill of Leyth … that ane watcheman be putt at Brochtoun lon heid
c1610 Melville Mem. 202.
Soldiours … planted at the lon head behind some dykis
1624 Black Orkn. & Shetl. Folklore 133.
To be … tane be the lokman to the lon-head
1664 Glasgow B. Rec. III. 25.
That the long staines … be takin to mend the holl in Carcart lone heid
1680 Sheriffhall Coal Accompt 28 Feb.
To the watter men for leading of faill into the loane head
(2) 1577 Prot. Bk. J. Scott MS. 37 b.
Begynnyng at the heid of the said lon passand woist abone the buithlatt gait
1615 Misc. Maitl. C. II. 168.
The said Katherene Bigland to be tane to the heid of the lone … and thair to be bund to a staik and hangit [etc.]
1629 Dundonald Par. Rec. 271.
He heard a dinne on the lone and aryseing … sawe Alexander Broune … vpon the head of the lone

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