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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶LOINYELL, v. To walk awkwardly as if the motion of the hip-joints were impeded, to hobble (Rxb. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 138).
[A deriv. of Lunyie, the loins, with -le, freq. suffix. For sim. formations cf. hainchil s.v. Hainch, Hipple.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Loinyell v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/loinyell>
