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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†SHOLGIRSE, n. Also sjolgirs (Jak.). A plant of the genus Achillea, esp. the yarrow, Achillea millefolium, or sneezewort, Achillea ptarmica (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), 1947 Shetland Folk Book I. 85).
[Ad. Norw. hjul, O.N. hjól, a wheel, + Girse, from the wheel-like arrangement of the inflorescence.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Sholgirse n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 25 Nov 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/sholgirse>
