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A. S. _swip-an_, Isl. _swip-a_, cito agere; Isl. _swipr_, subita apparentia.

~Swipperlie~, ~Swippertly~, _adv._ Swiftly.

_Douglas._

SWYRE, _s._ The neck, &c.

V. ~Sware~.

_To_ SWIRK, _v. n._ To spring with velocity.

Allied perh. to E. _jerk_, or Belg. _schrikk-en_, to start.

_Dunbar._

_To_ SWIRL, _v. n._

1. To whirl like a vortex, S.

2. Used improperly to denote the motion of a s.h.i.+p in sailing.

_P. Buch. Dial._

Su. G. _swarfw-a_, Isl. _swirr-a_, to be hurried round.

~Swirl~, _s._ The whirling motion of a fluid body, S.

_Douglas._

SWIRL, _s._ A twist or contortion in the grain of wood, S.

~Swirlie~, _adj._

1. Full of twists, contorted; applied to wood.

_Burns._

2. Entangled; applied to gra.s.s that lies in various positions, S.

SWITH, SWYTH, SWYITH, _adv._

1. Quickly; _als swyth_, as soon.

_Douglas._