Dictionaries of the Scots Language
Dictionars o the Scots Leid

Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

BWEIL, n. Cai. form and usages of Eng. boil. [bwəil]

1. In phr. a bweil o' sweat, a state of profuse perspiration (Cai.⁷ 1935).

2. A commotion.Cai.⁷ 1937:
A bweil in 'e gyeōt [creek].