Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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OUTREL, n. Also -ral, oot(e)ral, -rel, uteral. A person from a different country, district or family, an alien, stranger, incomer (Sh. 1908 Old-Lore Misc. I. viii. 315; w.Lth. 1947; Sh., Mry., Ags., Lnk. 1964). Also attrib. = strange, foreign (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1914 Angus Gl.).Ags. 1888 T. Mason A. Dickson 11:
They all fought shy of the bairn. Bairns came often enough in the ordinary course of things, they thought, without their adding “outerels” to the stock.w.Lth. 1892 R. Steuart Legends 41:
I dinna think outral folk need be sair on the lad, when them that's maist concerned are no' ill pleased.Edb. 1916 T. W. Paterson Wyse-Sayin's xxvii. 2:
Lat some ane else fraise ye: Some ootral body.
