A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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(Swelled,) Swalled, ppl. adj. [Swel(l v.] Swollen (? with pride). —a1598 Ferg. Prov. MS No. 24.
Ane swalled [1641 skade, Carmichael scald] manes head is soone broken
