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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1513
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Upwrele, -wreil(e, Wpwrele, -reill, v. [Wrele v.] tr. To push, or pull up or off with a twisting motion. Only in Doug. —1513 Doug. iv vii 85.
Sum [sc. ants] on thar nek the gret cornys vpwrelis [Sm. wpwrelis; L. pars grandia trudunt obnixae frumenta umeris] —1513 Doug. v v 52.
From the scharp rolk … Sergestus gan vpwreil [Sm. wpreill, Ruddim. vpwreile; L. cum saevo e scopulo multa vix arte revulsus] hys schyp evill dycht
