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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BAAFYLL, BAFALL, n. [′bɑ:fɪ̢l, ′bɑ:fɑl]

1. The rush of a wave over a Baa (q.v.) or sunken rock.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
De ba is gaun bafall, there is a heavy surf on the rock.

2. The roar of something rushing down; a great splash.Ib.:
Hit ga'e a bafall — e.g. of falling fragments of cliff.Sh.(D) 1922 J. Inkster Mansie's Röd 111:
Shü wappid da warm fool oot da door, an' I heard da baafyll o'm i' da midden büll.

3. fig. Hurry-skurry; noisy haste.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
He cam' in a bafall.