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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 and 2005 supplements.
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BOGLE, v.² To shout, bellow. Vbl.n. bogling (see quot.).Ork.(D) 1880 Dennison Orcad. Sk. Bk. 17:
Oot he cam' i' the middle o' the sodgers, wi' a twirn [twist] i' his nose, a creuk i' his neck, an' bogled an' rooted like a born deevil.Ork. 1883 J. R. Tudor Ork. and Sh. 365:
Before, and during the continuance of, fine weather the seals make a peculiar noise night and morning, locally termed "Bogling."Ork.(D) 1908 J. T. S. Leask in Old-Lore Misc., Ork., Sh., etc. I. viii. 318:
The students skreekid an' bogled an' dadded deir feet wi' a' their bir api' the fleur.Ork. 1952 R. T. Johnston Stenwick Days (1984) 32:
"Bogle awey, boy. Bogle awey," said Godfrey. Dry-divot's bull might have its worries at the moment, but Godfrey had none. Ork. 1987 George Mackay Brown The Golden Bird (1989) 160:
What was to be done? The cow, unmilked, was bogling tormentedly in the field.