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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1877-1908
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SKOLBRØL, n., v. Also sküol brül, sküilbruil, skolbrol. [′skɔ(i)lbrøl]
I. n. A mild high-pitched roar or bellow, as of a cow or an ox (Sh. 1908 (Jak. 1928)).Sh. 1892 G. Stewart Fireside Tales 256:
Up she spangs wi' a sküol brül.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
De coo ga'e twa or t'ree skolbrøls, and den shø deed.
II. v. To bellow excitedly or plaintively, to low (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)).Sh. 1877 G. Stewart Fireside Tales 32:
Sküil-brüilin in da most awfil wey.
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