A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Ouler, Owler, n. [17th c. Eng. and mod. north. and west midl. Eng. dial. ouller (1635), owler (1676), related to Aller n.] The alder tree. —1666-74 Fraser Polichron. 356.
‘On an ouler tree green’ [poem said to be by Th. Rymer] … and this cart was made of green owler, alder timber
