Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish place-names).
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DRYSAL. Dryfesdale in Dumfriesshire (Dmf. 1869 A. C. Gibson Folk-Speech Cmb. 104). Cf. also the surname Drysdale.
