v. Sc. Obs. Also firdoun, frid(d)oun. [ad. F. fredonn-er.] intr. To warble, to quaver in singing. Hence Firdoning vbl. sb.
1599. A. Hume, Hymnes, Day Estivall, 18.
| Their firdoning the bony birds | |
| In banks they do begin; | |
| With pipes of reeds the jolie birds | |
| Halds up the mirrie din. |
16[?]. Montgomerie, Cherrie & Slae, vii. (in Ever Green, 1724).
| Compleitly mair sweitly | |
| Scho fridound flat and schairp, | |
| Nor Muses that uses | |
| To pin Apollos Harp. |
