north. dial. variant of WIRLING.
1691. Ray, N. C. Words, 78. An Urling, a little dwarfish person.
1807. J. Stagg, Poems, 91. Thou’s a menceless urlin ista.
1824–. in Yks. dial. glossaries, etc.
1881. Sargisson, Joe Scoap’s Jurneh, 107. He turnt on t’urlin noo at ah still held be t’neck.
