"hind" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhəin(d)/, /ˈhɪnd/ [Hawick] Forms: hinds [plural], hynd [alternative], hynde [alternative], hyne [alternative], hin [alternative], hine [alternative]
Etymology: From Early Scots hyne (“stripling”), from Northumbrian Old English hīȝu or hīȝan (“members of a household”). Etymology templates: {{der|sco|enm-esc|hyne||stripling}} Early Scots hyne (“stripling”), {{der|sco|ang-nor|hīȝu}} Northumbrian Old English hīȝu Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|hinds|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} hind (plural hinds), {{sco-noun}} hind (plural hinds)
  1. (archaic) A skilled labourer on a farm, especially a ploughman. In Southern Scotland, specifically a married skilled farmworker given housing in a cottage and often given special privileges in addition to his wages. Occasionally a derogatory term. Tags: archaic Derived forms: hindin (english: the act of being a hind), hindish (english: to be like a hind; rustic)
    Sense id: en-hind-sco-noun-O0MshLgE Categories (other): Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header
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