yuggle

Scots

Alternative forms

• jugl, jugla (Shetlandish)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse ugla (“owl”). Doublet of yogle (“short-eared owl”).

Noun

yuggle (plural yuggles)

1. owl

   Synonyms: oul, hoolet

References

• “yuggle”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.