A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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(Kele,) Keyle, v.3 [ME. kele(n (in later ME. appar. chiefly north. and north midl.), OE. célan, cœ́lan, ON. kœ́la. (Cf. Cule v.)] tr. To cool; fig. to assuage, soothe. —a1400 Leg. S. xxi. 102.
Thai cuth nocht keyle hyre care
