Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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†PERSEL, n. Also persil, parsil, parsel. The herb parsley, Petroselinum sativum or hortense (w.Sc. 1741 A. M'Donald Galick Vocab. 59, parsil; Sc. 1808 Jam., persil).Sc. 1728 F. and W. Moncreiff Moncreiffs (1929) II. 414:
For sellery and persel . . . £1. 5. 0.Edb. 1772 Scots Mag. (May 1934) 146:
Here's parsel and stowans, cries Nancy.
