Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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STUMMLE, v., n. Also -el, stumle. Gen.Sc. forms of Eng. stumble, where the b is excrescent (m.Lth. 1819 J. Thomson Poems 76; Ags. 1821 D. Shaw Hum. Songs 17; Edb. 1895 J. Tweeddale Moff 204; Abd. 1917 D. G. Mitchell Clachan Kirk 193; Lnk. 1919 G. Rae Clyde and Tweed 95). See P.L.D. § 62. [stʌml]em.Sc. 1988 James Robertson in Joy Hendry Chapman 52 71:
' ... But he bummelt an stummelt aroun i the derk, an the affcome o't wis he gaed heelster-gowdie intae a grave that wis newly howkit for a burial the morn's morn. The man kent naethin ava about it. ... '
