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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Thirl(l)it, Thyrled, ppl. adj.1 [ME and e.m.E. thyrlled (Trevisa), thyrled (1610); Thirl(l v.1]
1. That has been punctured or holed; pierced, perforated. Also fig. a1384 Fordun iii x.
[Quod Anglica lingua sonat] Thirlit wall [Latine vero murus perforatus] ?1438 Alex. ii 9350.
Thyrled habersouns and visantis ?1438 Alex. ii 9620.
He … saw thirlit sheildis and dede men lyfig. a1568 Scott xviii 26.
My thirlit hairt dois bleid a1568 Scott xviii 34.
Throw langour of my sueit So thirlit is my spreit a1568 Steel in Bann. MS 235a/7.
My thirlit hairt so law in to dispair c1590 J. Stewart 87/257.
Quhilk to the death his thirlit hart neir threw
2. Of a nose: Nerrow thirllit, having narrow nostrils. 1460 Hay Alex. 10240.
Giff thai be nerrow-thirllit, of speiche rous, Thai ar donsocht to ansure at rabous
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