A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gowl, n.1 [Icel. gaul (14th c.), cf. Gowl v. Current in later dial.] A howl. —1513 Doug. xi. ii. 74.
Acetes … oft down fallys … With mony gowl, and a full petuus rerd
