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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
WRATWEL, n. Also wrattle, wruttle, writtle, ritwall; wortril, wartweil; vratwell (Jam.). A loose piece of skin at the base of the finger-nail, an agnail (Sc. 1808 Jam., s.v. Wartweil; Rnf. 1837 Crawfurd MSS. XI. 324, ritwall; Fif. (wrattle), e.Lth. (wortril), Lnk. (wrattle, wruttle, writtle) 1967). Also in Eng. dial.
[Met. form of Mid.Eng. wortewale, id., O.E. wyrtwala, root. Cf. Mid. Du. wortele, id.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Wratwel n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 26 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/wratwel>
