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rundn.Origin: Probably a borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymology: Probably the reflex of a borrowing < early Scandinavian (compare Norwegian regional (Sunnmøre) runa threadbare garment, patchwork rug), of uncertain origin. In γ. forms perhaps also partly representing a merger with the reflex of a separate borrowing (in Shetland use via Norn) < early Scandinavian (compare Norwegian regional (Hallingdal) rind stripe in cloth, probably an extended use of rind ridge, bank: see rand n.1); forms showing excrescent -d may also have been influenced by the reflex of this borrowing. Scottish and English regional ( northern). Now rare. the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > [noun] > border, edge, or selvage of > piece of α. 1662 in J. D. Marwick (1881) II. 493 Compt of the partizanes..to Issobell Lang for furnishing of roones, threid and workmanship. 1786 R. Burns 214 They thought the Moon, Just like a sark, or pair o' shoon, Woor by degrees, till her last roon Gaed past their viewin. 1808 J. Jamieson Roon, a shred, a remnant,..also roond. 1826 R. Hetrick 79 When twa auld bodies near-han done Baith gane into a very roon. 1848 J. M. Wilson II. 405/1 A stock of lists or roonds are requisite for the nailing of wall-trees. 1862 A. Hislop 179 The best o' wabs are rough at the roons. 1871 P. H. Waddell ii. 9 Ye sal ding them till roons. β. a1755 J. Clerk (1892) 213 I began at 60 years of age to use a soft, broad belt about the underpart of my belly, haveing it tied with soft runds down between my Thighs.1816 W. Scott II. ix. 244 That's no lists or tailor's runds and selvedges o' claith.1828 D. M. Moir xx. 291 Asking me as a favour for a yard or two of spare runds, or selvages.1846 W. E. Brockett (ed. 3) Run or Rund, the selvage of woollen cloth, list.1903 W.A. Craigie in (1904) V. 187/2 [Forfarshire] The strips of cloth used by gardeners in nailing up wall-trees are pieces of ruind.1911 A. Warrack Rune, a selvage; a border.γ. 1762 Session Papers in (1968) VII. at Ruind The Rind that was upon a Piece of blue Cloth.1819 in J. Paterson (1844) 247 The rins had he o' Eve's first sark.1857 H. B. Farnie 29 When the golfer has to compass an unwieldy bundle of rind, more resembling in shape the handle of a cricket-bat than of a slim and graceful play-club.1866 T. Edmondston 96 Rynd, a long strip of cloth, etc.1932 A. Horsbøl tr. J. Jakobsen II. 698/2 Rind, a stripe; strip; a small, narrow piece cut off, e.g. a strip of cloth, a piece of wood, etc.1953 in (1968) VII. 512/1 [Ayrshire] My mother used to knit rugs with tailors' rins - that is, the strip cut off from the edge of the web.1999 J. J. Graham at Rint Da pör sowl didna hae a rint o claes ta pit apo da bairns.δ. 1821 J. Galt vii. 198 An orthodox corn, or bunyan, that could as little bear a touch from the royne-slippers.1823 J. Galt I. xxvii. 235 A mahogany cradle shod wi' roynes.ε. 1887 D. Donaldson Suppl. at Rind Runds, rungs, or rongs, are the strong selvages of horse-cloths, girths, etc., and are used as straps, bands, or runners. Compounds 1820 A. Hardie Let. 5 May in P. Mackenzie (1833) 127 I bought a pair of rund shoes, for which I paid 2s. 10d. 1824 J. Mactaggart Roon-shoon, shoes made of the roons, or selvages of cloth. 1890 J. Kerr 372 As to Russian valinki, roon shoes, rubber overshoes,..we condemn them all as elephantine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1662 |