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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

MELG, n. The milt or sperm of a male fish (Abd. 1825 Jam.; Bnff., Abd. 1962).Abd.1 1929:
Gie the bairns the melgs fried, it's terrible fine an' licht aitin' for them.

[Gael. mealg, id., a borrowing from Scand. Cf. Icel. mjólkvi, Dan. melke, id., prob. orig. cog. with milk, which occurs in the sense of milt in Mid.Eng. Cf. note to Maak. Cf. also Mid. Du. melk, id.]

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