Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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RULT, v., n. Also roilt (Edm.); roolt (Marw.); rolt (Jak.), reult. [rult, roilt, rʌlt]
I. v. To walk with a slouching, rolling gait (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1908 Jak. (1928), 1914 Angus Gl.; Ork. 1929 Marw., Ork. 1968), to roll or lurch about. Hence adj. reultive, squirming restlessly (Ork. 1973 Orcadian (8 July)).Ork. 1956 C. M. Costie Benjie's Bodle 171:
There wis he reultan i' ebb no eeble tae win aap.
II. n. 1. A slouching, rolling gait (Ork. 1929 Marw.); one who walks with such (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.), a clumsy awkward person (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)).
2. A lurch or roll.Ork. 1931 J. Leask Peculiar People 124:
Miny a time whin 'e gaed a reult A'm hard da banes o' 'is sheuther nickan.
3. An awkward, shapeless object, e.g. a log, lump of wood, boulder (Sh. 1968).Sh. 1922 J. Inkster Mansie's Röd 131:
I strak me tae in a roilt o' a stane.
