A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1500-1512
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
(Kevel,) Kewell, n.2 [ME. (once) kevell (Lydgate, c 1430), of doubtful etymology. Cf. Cavell n.2 (and also jevell, s.v. Javell n.1).] A low or rough fellow. — c1500-c1512 Dunb. lx. 16.
Fowll jow jowrdane hedit jevellis, Cowkin kenseis and culroun kewellis
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Kevel n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/kevel_n_2>
