Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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KIRSTAL, adj. Met. form of Eng. crystal (Uls. 1960). Rare.Rnf. 1788 E. Picken Poems 20:
He's left our kirstal burns and tinklan rills, An' herds, whilk ance he tentet owre the hills.