Hurkle-Durkle

The word surfaces in John Jamieson's landmark Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language as early as 1808, where it was recorded as a term from Fife meaning "to lie in bed, or to lounge after it is time to get up." Jamieson speculated the "durkle" element derived from an old Germanic word for the hold of a ship, though that etymology remains uncertain. The root "hurkle" itself, meaning to hunker or crouch, traces back to Middle English.