A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Bolge, n. [ME. bulge (c 1400) hump, OF. boulge.] A tumour or swelling. —c 1420 Liber Calchou 450.
The venome … makis a byle or bolge in som part of thé
