A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Grow(i)n, ppl. a. [P.p. of Grow v.1] Grown, over-grown; advanced (in years). — ?1438 Alex. ii. 6474.
Ane chylde that nocht growin is 1456 Hay II. 40/7.
Men countrefait in thair persone, na oure grete growin men, na men our fat 1546 Reg. Privy S. III. 242/2.
Thomas … is corpolent and growin of persoun 1560 Rolland Seven S. 2300.
This forsaid knicht … Was growin in age, ane auld man and ane hair a1578 Pitsc. I. 46/23.
Lord Abernethie, quho was callit gros because he was corpolent and growin of body
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Grown ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 8 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/growin>
