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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1499-1500
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Dell, n.1 [ME. (once only, in allit. verse), e.m.E. (1610).] A deep wooded hollow. — a1500 Taill of Rauf Coilȝear 17.
The deip durandlie draif in mony deip dell a1500 Golagros and Gawane 29.
He fand … Bot deip dalis bedene, dovnis and dellis
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"Dell n.1". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/dell_n_1>
