A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400
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Squeland, ppl. adj. [ME (north.) squeland (Cursor M.), 17th c. Eng. squealing (1642); Squel(e v.] That utters squeals; screaming. — a1400 Legends of the Saints xvi 484.
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