A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Uyll(e, Ywle, Yuilie, n. [Var. of Oil(l n. or Olȝe n.] Oil. Also attrib. —(a) 1627 Orkney Rentals iii 56.
Sunay is bischop land … payand in stok and teind sax meillis malt, 25 meass of strea, and quhat vylle they may win 1681 Dunferm. B. Rec. II 305.
To pay to him yerlie tharfor 20 merks & a pig of uyll —(b) 1627 Orkney Rentals iii 55 (see Oil(l n. b (1)).
Ywle —attrib. 1681 Biggar 138.
The mustfatt and yuilie fatt
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Uyll n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/uylle>
