Middle English Dictionary Entry
wirtil n.
Entry Info
Forms | wirtil n. Also (16th cent.) writel. |
Etymology | Origin unknown. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
In cpd.: ~ makere, a maker of drawplates for use in iron making.
Associated quotations
- a1525(?1432) Cov.Leet Bk.142 : Joh. Smyth, wirtilmaker.
- a1525(?1434) Cov.Leet Bk.160 : Tho. Smyth, writelmaker.