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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1868
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SPELL, n.2 See Pell, n.3 Formed with prothetic s from wrong division of words in phr. as soor as pell, see quot. and S, letter, 5.Ags. 1868 G. Webster Strathbrachan II. i.:
Now we get up a drop thin blae milk as sour as spell.
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"Spell n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/spell_n2>
