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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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(Verolle,) Werolle, Viroll, n. [e.m.E. verol (1596, once), F. vérole.] The pox, syphilis. Also personified. —1643 Edinb. B. Rec. VIII 38.
Diseases of virolls and scrubies [etc.]
1669 Edinb. B. Rec. X 61.
Externall or internall medicaments for cureing the viroll or Frensh pocks
personified 1604-9 Grahame Anat. Hum. 35b.
That honest and vniversall woman, mistres Werolle gaue a generall command that mounsieur Camuis should by no meanes brangell his joynts, nor yet play at jaktaleg

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