Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DILSER, n. “The Rock or Field lark, Alauda campestris” (Mearns 1825 Jam.2).
[It is uncertain which bird is meant, the rock pipit, Anthus spinoletta petrosus, or the skylark, Alauda arvensis. If the former the word may derive from Dilse, above, owing to its inhabiting rocky shores.]
