Uggle

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
To make dirty. Shetland, obsolete
"Lass, doo'll ugle dy cleen cot, couldna da tooel dü—?"

Synonyms

assoil beclart bedaub bedirty bedizen befile

Example

"Lass, doo'll ugle dy cleen cot, couldna da tooel dü—?"

Etymology

From Norn alka (“dirty; defile”).

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