Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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¶ORLANG, n. A complete year, the whole year round (Ags. 1808 Jam.).
[The form suggests O.N. árlangt, during the whole year, but the word seems doubtfully authentic.]
