A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Quotation dates: 1604-1605
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Whirl, v. [Var. of Quhirl(l v.] tr.To throw violently with a circular motion from (Fortune's wheel). Only fig. —a1605 Montg. Sonn. xxxiii 12.
I wes accountit countes but compair, Quhill fickle Fortun whirld me from hir vheell
