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

TIRL, TIRLE, s.
1. A smart stroke, S.
V. [Dirle].
2. A touch, in the way of intermeddling,
Cleland.
3. A dance.
Ramsay.
4. A gentle breeze, S.
Ramsay.

To TIRL, TIRLE, v. a.
1. To uncover, S.
Burns.
2. To pluck off expeditiously; applied to dress.
Priests Peblis.
3. To strip; applied to property.
Ramsay.

Isl. thyrl-a, turbidire versari subito.

To TIRLE, v. n. To produce a tremulous sound by slightly touching, S.

E. trill, v. n.

Muse's Threnodie.

TIRLES, s. pl. Some disease.
Montgomerie.

Fr. tarle, a wood-worm.

TIRLESS, TIRLASS, TIRLIES, s.
1. A lattice, S.
Baillie.
2. A wicket, S. B.
Law Case.

Fr. treillis; Teut. traelie.