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

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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1583-1596

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Soril, Soireill, adj. [ME and e.m.E. Sorel a horse's name (1340 in Löfvenberg), sorelle (adj., 1469), OF sorel (1080 in Greimas), f. sor Sore adj.] = Sore adj. 1. —1596 Paisley B. Rec. 182.
The price of ane soril hors coft at Belltane —1583 Edinburgh Testaments XII 329.
Ane soireill bakkit staig

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