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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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‡ASEL, n. [′ɑsəl (Jak.)]

1. A cold and keen wind.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
A cauld asel.

2. A laborious battling against the wind.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
I'm had a heavy asel. In phrase: Upo de asel = in uneasy movement; eagerly on the look-out for something (Jak.). Our correspondent Sh.² reports that the word is now obs. in Fetlar.