whirl
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Searchable Lemmata: verdoyl, veril, whorill, whorul, whorlwyl, qworle, wharle, wherwilles (pl.), aworowylle (error), whirl (MdE), whorl (MdE).
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1(n.)
Manufacture;
a spindle whorl: a small circular weight used as a fly wheel for handspinning and also used in the operation of a spinning wheel.(circa 1325)
Sex: Male, Female Ceremonial: No
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Etymological Evidence:
Definite, Probably from ON (cf. OI hvirfill, Dan. hvirvel); but also cf. OE (in charters and place names) hwirfel, hwyrfel, hwerfel, wirfel, worful.
WF:
Etym Cog: wherve, whorl.
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