Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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‡SUL, n.1 Also sool-. A glow of sunlight and heat, the influence of the sun (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1914 Angus Gl., Sh. 1971). Derivs.: sulbrigda, -brigdi, the basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)), chiefly in reduced form sul, id. (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., 1914 Angus Gl., Sh. 1971); sulin, soole(e)n, the sun (Sh. 1825 Jam., Edm., Jak.). [sul]
[O.N. sól, sun. The forms with -in, -een, have the suff. art.]
