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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†SIPLING, n. A sapling, a young tree (Slk. 1825 Jam.), as in comb. birk-siplin, a young birch (Ib.).
[Found in O.Sc. syplin, supplin, id., 1513, and in n.Eng. dial. Hardly a variant of sapling, on account of the change of vowel. N.E.D. suggests O.Fr. souplin, a shoot of a tree. Poss. there is influence from or connection with Sip, v.2, Sype.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Sipling n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/sipling>
