Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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VILS, n.pl. Also †wiln. The small intestines of a ruminant (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., wiln, 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1973).
[Faer. vil, id., O.N. vil, the bowels, the -s representing the Sc. pl. ending, and the -n, the O.N. suffixed art. -in.]
