An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language - LightNovelsOnl.com
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TIRL, _s._ A subst.i.tute for the trundle of a mill, Shetl.
_Statist. Acc._
Su. G. _trill-a_, to trundle.
TIRL, TIRLE, _s._
1. A smart stroke, S.
V. ~Dirle~.
2. A touch, in the way of intermeddling,
_Cleland._
3. A dance.
_Ramsay._
4. A gentle breeze, S.
_Ramsay._
_To_ TIRL, TIRLE, _v. a._
1. To uncover, S.
_Burns._
2. To pluck off expeditiously; applied to dress.
_Priests Peblis._
3. To strip; applied to property.
_Ramsay._
Isl. _thyrl-a_, turbidire versari subito.
_To_ TIRLE, _v. n._ To produce a tremulous sound by slightly touching, S.
E. _trill_, _v. n._
_Muse's Threnodie._
TIRLES, _s. pl._ Some disease.
_Montgomerie._
Fr. _tarle_, a wood-worm.
TIRLESS, TIRLa.s.s, TIRLIES, _s._
1. A lattice, S.
_Baillie._
2. A wicket, S. B.
_Law Case._
Fr. _treillis_; Teut. _traelie_.
~Tirlest~, _part. adj._ Trellised, S.
TIRLIEWIRLIE, _s._
1. A whirligig, S.
2. An ornament consisting of a number of intervolved lines, S.
_Forbes's Shop Bill._
Su. G. _trill-a_, and _hworl-a_, rotare.
TIRMA, _s._ The sea-pie.
_Martin._
_To_ TIRR, TIRUE, _v. a._
1. To tear.
_Douglas._
2. To uncover forcibly.
_Douglas._
