A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Lild, ? vbl. phr. Appar. for lil(l) it (see 'D): the verb may be a var. of ME. and e.m.E. lull v., to lull, soothe, put to sleep (also in mod. north. Eng. dial. as lill). —a1598 Ferg. Prov. MS. No. 465.
Giv it a pavie fley it and lild
