See Also: rundale(dictionary)

rundale (iou)



rundale adverb, noun, & adjective. LME.
[from RUN verb + dale Scot. & north. var. of DOLE noun1. Cf. RUNRIG.]
Hist.
A. adverb. With reference to the holding of land: in separate strips cultivated by different occupiers. LME.
b. noun.
A land-tenure system used esp. in Scotland and Ireland, similar to runrig but involving larger sections of land. Chiefly in in rundale. L15.
(A strip of) land occupied and cultivated under this system. E19.
C. adjective. Held under or designating this system. E17.