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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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(Ȝele,) Yel, n. [e.m.E. yele (1528), yeele (1586).] = Ele n., an eel. —16… Ouchterlony in Macfarlane's Geog. Coll. II 28.
Ane loch abounding with pykes pearches and yels
