▪ I. urle
obs. var. orle.
▪ II. † urle, n.1 Obs.—1
[Of obscure origin.]
A tare.
| 1659 C. Hoole tr. Comenius Visible World xvii. 37 Pease, Beans, Vetches, and those that are lesse than these, Lentils and Urles (or Tares) [L. lentes et cicera]. |
▪ III. † urle, v.1 Obs. rare.
[ad. OF. ourle-r (13th c.), or med.L. url-are, f. OF. ourle, urle: see orle.]
trans. To provide with a border; to border or trim with something.
| c 1330 R. Brunne Chron. Wace (Rolls) 12463 [Ryton ordered Arthur to] flowe of his owen berd,..For he wolde vrle his pane wyþ-al Aboute wiþ a ffylet smal. Ibid. 12472. 1599 Thynne Animadv. (1875) 35 The kinges dalmaticall garmente of the same samitte..vrled or bordrede..withe orfreyes. |
▪ IV. urle, v.2 north. dial.
[See urling2.]
intr. (See quots.)
| 1683 G. Meriton Yorksh. Dial. (1684) 48 What ails our Tibb, that she urles seay ith Neauke? 1684 ― Yorksh. Ale Gloss. 112 To Vrle, is to draw ones self up on a heap. 1781 W. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss., Url, to look sickly, or to go back in health. 1828 [Carr] Craven Gloss., Url, to be pinched with cold. |