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tirl en · NOUN

Etymology

From archaic trill (“spin, twiddle”), probably related to Old English þweran (“to twirl, stir”). Compare twirl, thirl.

Meanings

1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) A vibration.
2. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) A substitute for a trundle wheel or lantern wheel in a mill.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
tirls	Number=Plur		lexicographic

tirl en · VERB

Etymology

From archaic trill (“spin, twiddle”), probably related to Old English þweran (“to twirl, stir”). Compare twirl, thirl.

Meanings

1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive) To quiver; to vibrate; to veer about.
2. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive) To make a rattling or clattering sound by twirling or shaking.
   • to tirl at the pin, or latch, of a door
3. (transitive) To twist.
4. (transitive) To strip; to unroof.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
tirls	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
tirling	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
tirled	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
tirled	Tense=Past		lexicographic