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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RILLIONIE, adj. Also -y. Merry, blithe, cheerful, lively, of a woman, “probably connected with Rullion which is in Fife metaphorically applied to a masculine female, as apparently suggesting the idea of some degree of roughness in manners” (Lth. a.1838 Jam. MSS. X. 263, a rulliony lass).
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"Rillionie adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/rillionie>
