Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†SPONYALT, n. A long-legged, scraggy boy (Ork. 1920 J. Firth Reminisc. 155).
[Orig. obscure. Phs. to be associated with Spang, to stride, or with Eng. springald, a stripling.]
