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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Ȝelp, n. [ME and e.m.E. ȝelpe (c1175), ȝellp (Orm), ȝelp (a1225), yelp (a1460), OE ᵹielp.] A yelp, a high-pitched cry. Also transf. —c1500-c1512 Dunb. (OUP) 113/10.
Ane tod wes with ane lame … He … schuk his taill with quhinge and ȝelp And todlit with hir lyk ane quhelp —transf. 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 147 (see Ȝell v.1 b).

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