Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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PANYAL, n. Also panyil. A boggy. marshy or muddy place, an ill-drained swampy piece of ground (Ork. 1920 J. Firth Reminisc. Gl., panyil, 1929 Marw.).
[Orig. obscure.]
