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Thread #59643   Message #952898
Posted By: GUEST,Q
15-May-03 - 12:45 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: The Meikle Black Deil
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Meikle Black Deil
The date is 1826. An Englishman's attempt at Scottish dialect? Don't think so. The OED says Bogle (various spellings) has been common in Scottish writing since 1500 and examples are given to 1864. Deil is a common contraction of the period.
Meikle (var. spellings) also has had long usage. The contractions, etc., are of the period. Seems above-board to me. Maybe Malcolm Douglas will comment again.