Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Kail, kale, s. 1. The herb in E. Called colewort, S. It is used indeed as a sort of generic name, not only denoting all the species of colewort, but also cabbages, which are denominated bow-kail.