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THE following is from Jamieson:—“Quhyn, Quhin-Stane, s.i. Green-stone; the name given to basalt, trap, &c.… Isl. hwijna, resonare, hwin, resonans, q. ‘the resounding stone.’” “Whin, whinstane, s. Ragstone or toadstone.”
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HALL, A. The Etymology of “Whin.”. Nature 5, 399 (1872). https://doi.org/10.1038/005399c0
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