Sc. Also 7 smirtell, 8–9 smurtle. [var. of SMIRKLE v.] intr. To smirk or smile. Also transf.
1651. Calderwood, Hist. Kirk (1843), II. 240. Lethington smirtelled, and rounded in her eare.
1722. W. Hamilton, Wallace, I. iii. Then Wallace did revive, And leugh, and smirtl’d at them in his sleeve.
1768. Ross, Helenore, etc. 144. Now I think I may be cocky, Since fortune has smurtl’d on me.
1806. Jamieson, Pop. Ballads, I. 296. ‘Hech!’ quo’ Will,… And smurtled at Dory Maclean.
