| 释义 |
† merdaille Obs. Sc.
Also 4 merdale.
[Fr., f. merde (see prec.) with collective suffix, lit. ‘heap of dung’.]
A dirty crew, rabble, ‘scum’.
c1375Barbour Bruce ix. 249 Behynd thame set thai thar merdale. c1375Sc. Leg. Saints xl. (Ninian) 921 Quheine eschapit, but merdale, Þat for to tak ves nan awaile. 1687Cleveland Rust. Rampant 467 This Merdaille, these Stinkards, throng before the Gates. |