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Popill, Pople, v. Also: -yl(l, -ul. [ME (north midl. and north.) poplande (14th c.), populand (a 1450), ppl. adj., e.m.E. poppell (1530), pople (1555), prob. of onomatopoeic origin: cf. MDu., Du. popelen to murmur, babble, to quiver, throb, e.m.Lat. populare (Franck), papellare (Kilian) to murmur.] intr. To stream or be poured out or over (out, furth or up) in a tumbling, bubbling and frothy manner, as disturbed or turbulent water or fiercely boiling liquid; to boil or bubble out, furth or up. 1513 Doug. iii ix 69.
Quhil brayn and eyn and blude al poplit [Sm. popillit] owt 1513 Ib. vii vii 131.
The veschell may na mar the broth contene, Bot furth it poplys in the fyre heir and thar 1513 Ib. ix xi 106.
The seys mixt ourran, and all ourhed Blak slyke and sand vp poplit [Sm. popyllit] in the sted 1513 Ib. x vii 131.
Myxt of blud all red, The harnys poplit furth on [Ruddim. poplit out of] the brayn pan 1629 Justiciary Cases I 103.
Be cuming to the barne dur quhair he saw the firlote rynning about with the stuff popling up in the flure [infra as to the allegit sicht of the firlote seing the quheit thairin going about] 1661 Criminal Trials III 199.
A spring, like unto blood, popling up, running into several streams all over the root

b. quasi-tr. To pour in a bubbling, boiling, turbulent stream. 1513 Doug. vi v 5.
Acheron, With holl bysme and hydduus swelch onrude, Drumly of mud and skaldand …, Popland [v.r. Populand] and bulrand furth on athir hand Onto Cochitus all his slyke and sand