Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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YULE-GIRSE, n.comb. Also yül-, jøl-, -girs. The meadowsweet, Spiraea ulmaria (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928); Ork. 1914 M. Spence Flora Orcadensis 19; Sh. 1947 Sh. Folk Bk. I. 87, Sh. 1974). [′jølgɪrs]
[Appar. ad. Norw. jol, O.N. jóll, jóli, angelica, a different family, however, from Spiraea, + Girse. In some parts of Norway jul-gras signifies a kind of vetch.]
