An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Su. G. rynka, Dan. rincke, a wrinkle.

To RUNKLE, v. a.
1. In part. pa. runkled, wrinkled, S.
Ramsay.
2. To crease, to crumple, S.

A. S. wrincl-ian, Su. G. rynck-a, rugare.

Runkle, Runkill, s.
1. A wrinkle, S.
Douglas.
2. A rumple, S.
Abp. Hamiltoun.

RUNRIG, lands are said to lie runrig, where the alternate ridges of a field belong to different proprietors, or are occupied by different tenants, S.; qu. ridges running parallel.
Erskine.

RUNT, s.
1. Trunk of a tree.
Pal. Hon.
2. A hardened stalk; as, a kail runt, the stem of colewort, S.
Burns.
3. The tail of an animal, Galloway.
4. A contemptuous designation for a female, more generally applied to one advanced in life, with auld prefixed, S.

Germ. rinde, bark, crust.

Davidson.

RUNT, s. An old cow, S. B., one that has given over breeding, Caithn.

Germ. rinde, an ox, or cow.