Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1866
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BOGGLE, v.2 and n.
1. v. To shake like a bog.Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 15:
The grun a' bogglt fin we geed on it.
Hence bogglie, adj., "(1) quaking like a bog. (2) Unsteady" (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 15).
2. n. "A vacillating or wavering motion" (Ib.).
[From bog, a quagmire (a shaking marsh), phs. influenced by Coggle, Shoggle, etc.]