Show Search Results Show Browse

Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

UPLOWSIN, vbl.n. Also uplowsen, upplousin. A thaw (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), upplousin, 1914 Angus Gl., uplowsen, Sh. 1973). [′ʌplʌuzin]Sh. 1933 J. Gray Lowrie 155:
Dir shure ta be a uplowsin.
Sh. 1949 New Shetlander No. 19. 43:
Seggie burn spilling ower wi' da week afore's uplowsin.
Sh. 1993 New Shetlander Sep 21:
Uplowsin - heavy rain, relative to thaw. O.N. uppløysing - thawing, etc.

[Up + lowsin, Lowse. v.1, 6. (4).]

You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.

"Uplowsin vbl. n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 28 Mar 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/uplowsin>

28458

snd

Hide Advanced Search

Browse SND:

    Loading...

Share: