Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BAIGLE, v. “To walk or run with short steps; to walk slowly as if much fatigued” (Jam.2 1825 for Slk.).
[Cf. Sh. bekel, to walk clumsily, Norse begla. But phs. from beagle, because of the short steps of the small hound.]
