Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DINGLE, v.1 [dɪŋl]
1. intr.
(1) To tingle (with cold or pain) (Sc. 1818 Sawers Dict. Sc. Lang.; Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.: Sh.10 1949; Fif., Lth. 1926 Wilson; Ayr., Slk. 1947 (per Abd.27); Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B., obsol.; Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn.). Also in Eng. dial.Gsw. 1863 J. Young Ingle Nook 135:
His fingers dinglin' wi' the caul'.
(2) To vibrate, resound, jingle (Bnff.2, Abd.2 1940).Bnff. 1787 W. Taylor Poems 43:
My music gars my cottie dingle.Dmf. 1898 J. Paton Castlebraes 46:
A hauchty madam, dinglin' wi' gowd cheens.
2. tr. To cause to tingle, i.e. to slap.Ayr.9 1949:
I'll dingle yer lugs for ye.
3. Fig.: as ppl.adj. dingl't, stupefied, stupid (Sc. 1818 Sawers Dict. Sc. Lang.).
[A conflation of Dinnle, q.v., and tingle. For the Sh. word, cf. Norw. dingle, to dangle, swing to and fro.]
