Middle English Dictionary Entry
swirlen v.
Entry Info
Forms | swirlen v. |
Etymology | Cp. MScot. swirl eddy & Du. zwirrelen, Norw. dial. svirla to whirl. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To eddy, swirl.
Associated quotations
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)156a/b : A swolowe..is a depe place in a ryuere..he meveth rounde aboute and swirleþ and reboundeþ.