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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1927, 2000
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DANDLE, Daundle, daunle. v.
1. Sc. form of Eng. dandle. Abd. 2000 Sheena Blackhall The Singing Bird 30:
The loons ye daunlit on yer knee
Are young men noo -
Near full the room!
My nest's stap-fu
O gorblies, big as me.
2. To toss about in the wind, found only in pa.p. dandl'd (Abd.4 1930), daundl't.m.Sc. 1927 W. P. McKenzie Bits o' Verse 1:
Gay marigolds nodded aboot the door, And sweet peas were daundl't, like butterflies.
