An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Swipperlie, Swippertly, adv. Swiftly.
Douglas.

SWYRE, s. The neck, &c.
V. [Sware].

To SWIRK, v. n. To spring with velocity.

Allied perh. to E. jerk, or Belg. schrikk-en, to start.

Dunbar.

To SWIRL, v. n.
1. To whirl like a vortex, S.
2. Used improperly to denote the motion of a ship in sailing.
P. Buch. Dial.

Su. G. swarfw-a, Isl. swirr-a, to be hurried round.

Swirl, s. The whirling motion of a fluid body, S.
Douglas.

SWIRL, s. A twist or contortion in the grain of wood, S.

Swirlie, adj.
1. Full of twists, contorted; applied to wood.
Burns.
2. Entangled; applied to grass that lies in various positions, S.