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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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AIPPLERINGIE, Overenyie, n. Southernwood (Lad's Love, Old Maid's Comfort). (Also: aipplerenzie, appleringie, applereengie (Colville p. 275), iveringie Abd. (ib.) etc.; aipple reengie Ags.; aipple-rhynie Ayr. 1990s) Obs. or obsol. in some districts. [′epl′rɪ̢ŋi, -′riŋi, -rɛnɪ̢ Sc.; ′ovə′rɪ̢ŋi Abd.]Sc. 1877 Dr A. Sidey Raestane Ha' iv.:
Oh! I gi'ed ye the apple-ringie, The Hielant plaid ye wan frae me! An' here is half the gowden ringie We brak' or I gae'd ow'r the sea.Abd. 1825 Jam.²:
Overenyie, Southernwood. Artemisium abrotanum [sic], Linn.; elsewhere Appleringie.em.Sc. (a) 1891 I. Maclaren Kate Carnegie 230:
The women had . . . in their Bibles . . . sprigs of apple-ringy and mint, and other sweet-scented plants.Fif. 1872 Mrs G. Cupples Tappy's Chicks 287:
And conspicuous amongst them were tall bushes of southernwood, or “appleringie.”Slg.¹, Ayr.² 1931:
I am familiar with it both in Slg. and Ayrshire.Lnk. c.1840 Janet Hamilton Poems (1885) Old Memories 65:
Appleringy and spearmint — the old folk's delight — With bachelor's buttons both yellow and white.Lnk. 1923 G. Rae 'Mang Lowland Hills 70:
Twae pair o' een a' watery wi' the strength O' aippleringie stown ower Kirsty's gate.Lnk. and s.Sc. 1931 per Lnk.³:
Aippleringie. Quite common in south of Scot.Ayr. 1912 G. Cunningham Verses Maistly in the Doric 71:
Wi' its bawm, aipple-ringy, and roses.Ayr. 2004:
There was a bush of apple ringie in the garden of my parents' house - I remember its wonderful smell when you rubbed the leaves together.w.Dmf. 1917 J. L. Waugh Cute McCheyne, A Sprig of Appleringie 178:
From the bosom of her black satin gown she took out a sprig of southernwood. . . . “It's only a wee bit o' appleringie, Maister Carstairs,” she said.Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. 40:
‡Aippleringie.