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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GILGAL, n. Also gil(l)gall. A hubbub, commotion, babel of voices (Sh.¹⁰ 1954); “uproar in the sea” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)).Cai. 1773 Weekly Mag. (28 Oct.):
I think I hedna lang To hear the gilgal o' the brulying thrang.Abd. 1915 H. Beaton Back o' Benachie 168:
A body widna hear their nain wird for sic a gill-gall o' tongues.