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

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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Uyll(e, Ywle, Yuilie, n. [Var. of Oil(l n. or Olȝe n.] Oil. Also attrib. —(a) 1627 Orkney Rentals iii 56.
Sunay is bischop land … payand in stok and teind sax meillis malt, 25 meass of strea, and quhat vylle they may win 1681 Dunferm. B. Rec. II 305.
To pay to him yerlie tharfor 20 merks & a pig of uyll —(b) 1627 Orkney Rentals iii 55 (see Oil(l n. b (1)).
Ywle —attrib. 1681 Biggar 138.
The mustfatt and yuilie fatt

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