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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.
†SHOLGIRSE, n. Also sjolgirs (Jak.). A plant of the genus Achillea, esp. the yarrow, Achillea millefolium, or sneezewort, Achillea ptarmica (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), 1947 Shetland Folk Book I. 85).
[Ad. Norw. hjul, O.N. hjól, a wheel, + Girse, from the wheel-like arrangement of the inflorescence.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Sholgirse n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/sholgirse>
