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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1567-1568, 1661
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Dirl, v. Also: dirrel. [In later Sc. and northern Eng. dialect.] tr. To pierce or cause to thrill. a1568 Bannatyne MS 260 b/23.
Ȝung Pirance … Was dirlit with lufe of fair Meridiane intr. To thrill. 1661 Black Sc. Witches 47.
He [the Devil] gaiwe me his marks as with a nip and [it] dirreled
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