Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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PUILIGRÜN, n. The peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus (Ork. 1891 Buckley and Harvie-Brown Fauna Ork. 153).
[Cf. the 16th-c. Eng. form pelegrine, Fr. pèlerin, and pilgrim.]