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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Grind, Grynd(e, v. P.t.: grand, grund. P.p.: grundin(g, -yn, grondine; groundin, -yn; grund(e, ground; grind (grinned); grindin(g; grinded, groundit. [ME. grynde(n, grinden (p.t. gro(o)nd, p.p. grounde(n)), OE. grindan (p.t. grand, grundon, p.p. gegrunden).]

1. tr. To grind into powder. a1400 Leg. S. xlii. 94.
It wes les maystry Hard stanis to grynd, … Thane for to wryth Agathis wil Fra Cryst 1560 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 94.
ij^c stane of calke; … this twa^c stane wes grund be ouwle

2. To grind (grain) into meal, flour or malt; to produce (meal, etc.) by grinding. a. Said of persons.(a) a 1350 Facs. Nat. MSS. II. 14.
Cum omni generi bladi … quod molent [gl. that thai sal grind] 14.. Acts I. 387/2.
Thai may pas … quhar thai will frely and quytly for to grind that corne 1514 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 146.
Facultie and priuelege to grynd four laid of quheit 1522–3 Ib. 209.
Gif it happinis the myllaris ony way to spill ony stuf that thai grynde of the saidis baxteris 1555 Ib. II. 225.
The haill maltmen, baxteris, and vtheris induellaris … ar thirlit to grynd their cornis at the commone mylnis(b) 1513 Doug. i. iv. 40.
For skant of vittal, the cornys in quernys of stane Thai grand 1568 Inverness B. Rec. I. 172.
That … Marioun Clerk … grand the samyn [malt] 1635 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 27; Ib. 310.
The inhabitantis of this brugh … grand the samynn [malt] at vther mylnes the tyme of the said frost 1669 Melrose Reg. Rec. II. 243.
[He] deponed he had abstracted none [sc. corn] since the last that he grand ther(c) 1423 Edinb. Chart. 55.
To have thair corne grundin at the saide millis … durand the said tak 1532 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 59.
For ilk thre bollis of malt groundin ane pek of multer malt 1550 Breadalbane Coll. (Reg. H.) No. 73.
Gif the laird bringis ony malt of his awin furtht of vtheris cunthreis, it salbe grundin multur fre be the said Johne 1578 Inverness B. Rec. I. 260.
Thai … hes past and grundyn thair stuff to vther mylnis(b) 1523 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 209.
The quheit that beis ground efter the said malt 1524–5 Ib. 220.
The stuf grund fra the saidis myllis at out myllis 1583 Ib. IV. 306.
The stufe grund owt … sall be escheitt 1595 Ib. V. 142.
Dischairging any mayne floure to be brokkin or grund at thair commoun mylnis 1604 Urie Baron Ct. ii.
The peckcaman saill se that na dust be grund amangis his ferme 1643 Dundee Chart. 88.
All customs or ladlies of all wictuall grund upon his lands(c) 1608 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 558.
To bring thair malt and vther cornis to the mylnis … to be grinned thairat 1615 Reg. Great S. 479/1.
To bring thame to the mylne of Schapinschaw to be grind thairat 1625 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 564.
The Tyisday and Furisday ilk ouk salbe imployit in grinding of malt … and the suckines meill to be grind at all vther tymes of the ouk(d) 1725 Ib. IV. 219.
Any ale … brouen or imported of malt grinded at any other milne

b. Said of a mill. 1556 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 249.
[He] offerit to big ane myln … betuix this and Mertymes nixt … , and that scho salbe gangand gryndand corn or than 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 299.
Thair wes many of thrittie men mylnes that grand quheit, malt and aittis

c. intr. To perform the act of, to be engaged in, grinding grain. 1488 Red Bk. Grandtully I. 171*.
To grind to the said Lyonis profit and nocht ell c1552 Lynd. Mon. 5533.
Two sal be in the myll grindyng 1597 Misc. Spald. C. I. 173.
Than the said mylne … grund efter hir auld forme, and made gude meill and scheiling 1601 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 286.
Baxteris … quha … gettis licences to grynd owt in tyme of drowth and skant of water 1616 Elgin Rec. II. 148.
Johne Chalmer gaif his aith his milne grand none on the Saboth Day. … The Bischop Milne grand on the Sabathe day

3. tr. To sharpen (a weapon, etc.) or polish by grinding. Chiefly in p.p. 1375 Barb. xii. 520.
With speris that war scharp to scher, And axis that weill grundyn [E. groundyn] wer a1400 Leg. S. l. 855.
Hukis sere That sall be scharpe & rycht wele grondine a1500 Gol. & Gaw. 672.
With geir grundin ful cleir Rudly thai raid c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe iii.
Cupide the king, wyth … dredefull arowis grundyn [M. grunding] scharp and squarefig. 1567 G. Ball. 99.
Fra thame that hes thair tungis scharp & ground