† thirl-ˈmulture Sc. Law. Obs.
Also 5 thrill-, thryl-, threll-.
[See thirl n.2, thrill n.2, and multure.]
The insucken multure paid by tenants of astricted lands to the mill having the right of thirlage; also, the right to exact this multure.
| α 1423 Charters, &c. of Edinb. (1871) 55 With the suckins, thryl multuris, and al freedomes langand thairto. 1471 Acta Audit. (1839) 21/1 The actioune..twiching þe thrill multer of þe landis of Carnfyne & Carnebro. 1488 Ibid. 124/2 Þe wrangwis w{supt}halding of þe threll multure & sukkin awing to þe said Alexandris mylne. |
| β 1537 Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. 374/1 Astricta multura, vulgariter thirle multer. 1617 Sc. Acts Jas. VI (1816) IV. 579/2 His Maiestie..dissolvis fra the Croun..the said Burgh of Abirdene with all and sindrie thair landis,..salmond fischeingis..milnes, thirle multeris [etc.]. 1882 J. Walker Scot. Poems 122 Quoth the man o' dust an' thirl-mouter. |