Dictionaries of the Scots Language
Dictionars o the Scots Leid

Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

BILE, n.², in phr. “a bile in the stomach, a bilious attack” (Gall. 1905 A.W. in E.D.D. Suppl.); the bile, an upset stomach. Also fig.Ags. 1990s:
Bile, the: n., a bilious attack.em.Sc.(a) 2004:
It wid gie ye the bile.Edb. 2003:
The bairn wis oaf wi the bile.