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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1496-1693
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Viral, Vyral, n. Also: wir(r)al(l, -el(l, virrel(l, virol(l, virrill, verol(l, (birrell). [ME and e.m.E. uirol, vyroll (Prompt. Parv.), vyrille (15th c.), virelle (1482-4), verelle (1483), wyrall (1547), OF virol(e, virelle.] A band, freq. of metal, fitted around the end of an implement, spear, wheel-hub, pipe, etc. to prevent splitting or wear; a ferrule.(a) 1496 Treasurer's Accounts I 295.
For iijc stobbis to the vyralis of the cartis v s. iiij d. 1503 Treasurer's Accounts II 389.
For sevin score viralis and diamandis for speris, ilk pece vj d. 1505–6 Treasurer's Accounts III 182.
To Robert, cultellar … for xij spere hedis for justing, xij s. … for vyrales and dyamandis for justing, xij s. 1529–30 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) I 5.
For half ane stane maid werk furnist be hyme self and wrocht in wirralis to the navis of the forsaid quhelis the price iiii s. 1622 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) II 142.
For making of lxxv gibbeounis for vi pair of cairt quheillis for keiping on the wirallis thairof xl s. 1633 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) II 322.
For nyne battis for nyne badgis with nyne crossis with twa wirralles pryce of ilk one of them xxiiii s. 1633 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) II 385.
For thrie forkes and wirralles for forking the kingis hay xxiiii s.(b) 1511 Treasurer's Accounts IV 272.
To Robert, cuttellar, for sex gilt dagaris … foure dusson of wirrellis with diamontis 1629 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) II 290.
For vii great battis and tua virrellis to the mounting postis that caryis the tua globis and theanis xlviii s. 1681 Foulis Acc. Bk. 88.
To Jon Peirie for mending the pyps 14 s., for 5 pund lead 12 s. 6 d., 4 copper virrells 16 s. 1681 Thanes of Cawdor 357.
The virrell to the fuit of the stafe(c) 1531–2 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) I 102.
To William Hyll smyth for xx stane and vi pund and ane half of maid irne werk in four grete spyndillis … and certane verolis crampatis and tua lang tawponis with divers small grath irne werk in completing of the harnes myln 1537–8 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) I 217.
To the schoing of twa pair gret cart quhelis in schoing nalis dowlstraikis verollis and hupis(d) 1580 Reg. Privy C. III 319.
Ane battirt of found … montit upoun ane auld stok, and hir axtre and quhelis garnysit with foure virols of irn … ane uther moyen of found … montit upoun stok, quhelis, and axtre … the ane quheill havand na virollis 1609 Hilderstoun Silver Mines I 243b.
Tua mellis with four virolis of irne to bray the clay(e) 1618 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) II 126.
For … bandis to the bak dore that gois to the peill … tua bandis to the limmeris of the cart and a virrill 1688 Bk. Old Edinb. C. XXVII 149.
I … putt on a virrill on my staff(f) 1693 Foulis Acc. Bk. 158.
For a new birrell and pyck to my staffe 6 s.
