Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1804
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
†CURMUDLIE, CARMUDLIE, n. “Close contact, a state of pressure on each other” (n.Sc. 1825 Jam.2).Bch. 1804 W. Tarras Poems 91:
In blythe St. John's, that coothie hole, . . . There hauds a Fair, I wyte fu' droll, In thick carmudlie cram'd O' fun this day.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Curmudlie n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 May 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/curmudlie>
This short survey (just 6 taps) will help us improve the site.
