Show Search Results Show Browse

Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

RANEGILL, n. Also rannygill; rennygull. A rough, belligerent, ruffianly character, esp. applied to tinkers (Rxb. 1825 Jam., Abd., Kcd., Rxb. 1967).Abd. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xxxi.:
They mith eleck ony wil' ranegill, or ca'd aboot neer-do-weel.

[O.Sc. rannegald, renegade, from a.1508, the l phs. arising from confusion with O.Sc. rangle, a rabble, O.Fr. ringaille, the lowest ranks or riff-raff of an army . See Rangle.]

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

"Ranegill n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/ranegill>

21906

snd

Hide Advanced Search

Browse SND:

    Loading...

Share: