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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
BURLY-HOOSE, n. comb. “A sea-name (taboo) for a church” (Ork. 1929 Marw.).
[First element prob. from O.N. byr-ligr, promising a fair wind (Zoëga), Norse byrleg, favourable, propitious (Marw.).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Burly-hoose n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/burlyhoose>
