Middle English Dictionary Entry
pirling ppl.
Entry Info
Forms | pirling ppl. |
Etymology | ?ON; cp. Norw. purla 'spring forth, gush'. Also cp. EMnE pirl 'to twist, wind' & purl 'to flow with a whirling motion'; MnE dial. pirl 'to whirl, spin'.?Also cp. It. (Florio) pirla, pirlo, which may be from English; cp. ME pril(le n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Revolving.
Associated quotations
- (1448-9) Doc.in HMC Rep.9 App.1353a : Et in cordis emptis pro dictis pirlyng wheles x d.