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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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OEL, n. Also øl(d), old (Jak.). Warm vapour, a current of warm air. [øl(d)]Sh. 1899 J. Spence Folk-Lore 240:
I döna laek dis önd o' haet, wi' da öel risin' oot o' da grund.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
To sit i' de øl o' de fire . . . der'r a øl f(r)ae de pot . . . a øl o' mist ut o' de sea.