| 释义 |
swelchie Sc. ? Obs.|ˈswɛlxɪ|
Also 7 swelchee.
[ad. ON. svelgr: see swallow n.2]
A whirlpool; also, the local name for the race in Pentland Firth.
a1688J. Wallace Descr. Orkney i. (1693) 5 On the North side of this Isle, is a part of the Firth called the Swelchee of Stroma..very dangerous. 1805Barry Orkney i. ii. 44 Did we credit the tales of former times, wells and swelchies, gulphs and whirlpools, are constantly surrounding this island [sc. Swanay], like so many gaping monsters. 1821Scott Pirate xxix, Through all the waws, wells, and swelchies of the Pentland Firth. |