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Cuningar, Cunningair, n. Also: cuninggar, -yngar(e, -yngair, cwningar(e, -yngar, -ynger; cunning(g)er, -gar, -yngayr, -ynger; cun-, cwninghar, cuninghear, cunynghair, cunnynghare. [Variant (and usual) forms of Conyngar(e and Cunigar.] A rabbitwarren. Also attrib. with hillis, land.Cf. also Cunnyngarth and Kunynȝare.(a) 1491 Acta Aud. 164/2.
The landis of Grammispark, Brewland, & Cunyngare 1527 Orkn. & Shet. Rec. I. 107.
Inpastour, lynx, cvnyngar, togidir witht toftis, tovmellis, howsis [etc.] c 1536 Rec. Earld. Orkney 222.
Mosses, mures, meadows, grasseings, cuninggars, peits, pettmosses 1538 Reg. Privy S. II. 398/1.
Stankis, dykis, brewingis, cunyngaris, gaitis, halking, hunting [etc.] 1551–2 Treas. Acc. X. 68.
For ane wombill to boyre cunnyng holis with, send to Arran to my lord governouris cunyngar 1588 Exch. R. XXI. 361.
The. landis of Dunbar … with the cuningar and dowcat and castellsteid thairof 1628 Ann. Banff I. 58.
The cunyngair of the burgh … and comownties of the burgh benorthe the Kingis hie gait 1625 Reg. Great S. 332/2.
Partem terrarum dominicalium de Dirltoun … , exceptis lie lynkis et cwnyngaris 1633 Acts V. 67/1.
The landis of Cossakes … with the salmond fishings and cwnyngars of the samyne lands 1638 Aboyne Rec. 281.
Cuningars, scrogs, busses, … wods, broomes [etc.] 1693 Wallace Orkney 13.
There are rich cuningars almost in every isle, well stored with rabbits 1701 Brand Orkney 37.
The whole isle is but as one rich cuningar or cony-warren(b) 1514 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 91.
Aucht able men, … iiij at Sanct Fethakis, … and vther four at the Cunnynger hillis 1521 Ib. 98.
Besyd the Cunningar hillis 1523 Orkney & Shet. Rec. 103.
Borowlaund and field laund … with … inpastur and outpastour, linx, cvnningair [etc.] 1543 Reg. Dunfermline 393.
Terras de Grefland et Cunnyngayrland nunc vocat. Brunteland, jacent. in schira de Kingorne c 1567 Liber Calchou 490.
The cunninggers, … the brumebank, … the vestercroftis [etc.] 1595 Orkney Rentals ii. 103.
My Lordis part of these lands excambit … for uther lands … reservand to my Lord … the links and cunninger 1621 Ann. Banff II. 406.
That landis of myne callit the cunningger 1641 Acts V. 582/2.
All and haill the landis … with … cunningairis, louches, leades, stankis [etc.](c) 1592 Melville Chart. 134.
Ortcheardis, … doucattis, cunynghairis 1663 Buccleuch Mun. II. 466.
Mylnes, multoris, … dowcattis, cuningharis 1669 Burnett Fam. P. MS.
Cunningis, cuningheares [etc.] 1672 Highland P. I. 253.
Inschkenneth, with the cunnynghare and fishing thereof