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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1604-1605
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Nirlend, n. (? Cf. 19th c. Sc. dial. nirl puny person, dwarf, pigmy, and fragment, crumb, small shrivelled-looking object (see Nirl(e)s n.), and nirl v. to shrink, shrivel.) — a1605 Montg. Flyt. 479 (T).
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