Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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ALILT, adj. Melodious. [ə′lɪlt]Sc. [1831] Wilson Noctes Amb. (1855) III. 133:
The blue lift, a' a-lilt wi' laverocks.