A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1509-1510
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Trell, n. [? Metathetic var. of Tirl n. b.] A turn, an occasion. — a1510 Aberd. Univ. Rev. XXXVI 50.
Wirgile that was wis in a trell Was hanging as ys kende fule weile Be ane woman throwe his fals trane
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