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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Din, Dyn, n. Also: dinn, dine, dyne. [ME. din(ne, dyn(ne, OE. dyn, and dine, OE. dyne.]

1. A loud confused noise. Sometimes coupled with synonymous terms, as noyis, etc.(1) ?1438 Alex. ii. 9249.
Sic dyn, sic dintes, sic barganing Ib. 10295.
Bot tharefore ceisit nocht the dyn c1475 Wall. vii. 1054.
Atour the roch the laiff ran with gret dyn a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 466.
Grundin ganyeis thair wase, That maid ful gret dyn a1500 Seven S. 1128.
Quhat devill is it makis that dyn thair owt a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 360.
Thow devis the deuill, thyn eme, wyth dyn 1513 Doug. ii. i. 72.
The boys cavys sowndit and maid a dyn Ib. xi. 86; etc.
A fellon dyn, belyve, of feit we heir 1537 Lynd. Depl. Magd. 135.
Nixt in ordour … Thow suld haue hard the din of instrumentis 1558 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 272.
For casting and leding of ij^c scheiratts till the skaffetts for latting of dyn to be maid be the playars feit a1550 Tayis B. 39.
The dvn deir dansit with a dyn a1605 Montg. Flyt. 535 (T).
The din of that daiblet raisit the devillis 1629 Dundonald Par. Rec. 271.
About eight houres at even … he heard a dinne on the lone(2) c1475 Wall. iv. 228.
Thir men retornede with outyn noyes or dyn a1500 Colk. Sow 183.
Sick a din and a dirdy. A garray and a hirdy girdy c1500 Rowll Cursing 142.
With grit din and deray Compeir sall Sathan but delay 1513 Doug. ii. vi. 3.
Clerar wolx the rumour and the dyne Ib. iii. iv. 32.
With horribill dyn and beir … the harpeis on vs fell 1535 Stewart 28529.
Traistand richt weill … To vincust thame with litill sturt or dyn a1540 Freiris Berw. 527.
Out of this troch … Thow rax thé sone, and mak no dyn nor cry

2. Loud talk or discussion; fuss or disturbance about a matter. c1420 Ballad 19 in c1420 Ratis R. 9.
Off thi gud dedis mak na dyne [: win, in] 1567 Crim. Trials I. 494.
Pat Wilson and Geordie Dalgeish … tariit thare halfe an houre, and hard nevir din of any thing 1574 Sat. P. xlii. 468.
Bot now I will returne but din, And my first propositiounis preif 1637 Baillie I. 8.
The Bishop had made incredible dinn and business with our honest Toun 1641 Ib. 356; etc.
I wondered to see so much dinn on no ground to compt of c1650 Spalding II. 202.
Bot this dillit doune quyetlie without more din 1651 Douglas Corr. 260.
For newes, their is much din among us for general officers