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Quotation dates: 1897-1922
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†KJORSELD, n. Also kjorsald, kjürsald. A young horse. Also attrib.Sh. 1897 Shetland News (4 Dec.):
I wis luikin' fur wir animals o' horses, Magnus, an' I miss da horse — da kjorsald horse.Sh. 1922 J. Inkster Mansie's Röd 128:
Sibbie an' I was aboot clair ta lay da hidmist laed o' hay apo' wir pied kjürsald.
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