north. dial. variant of WIRLING.

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1691.  Ray, N. C. Words, 78. An Urling, a little dwarfish person.

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1807.  J. Stagg, Poems, 91.

        O thou’s a menceless urlin ista,
Weel thou desarves thy pakes at dista.

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1824–.  in Yks. dial. glossaries, etc.

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1881.  J. Sargisson, Joe Scoap’s Jurneh, 107. He turnt on t’ urlin noo at ah still held be t’ neck.

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