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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†GOYDLE, v., n.
I. v. “To speak twaddle, to tell stories in a prosy, uninteresting manner” (Abd.8 (Upper Deeside) 1917).
II. n. In pl.: twaddle (Id.).
[For *gytle, a variant, with alternative freq. ending, of Gyter. For the rounded diphthong, see P.L.D. §131.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Goydle v., n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/goydle>
