THE NIRL CAN'T HELP IT

A new entry, nirl, but an old word in the OED, that we former Alaskans might have used daily:

as a verb: 2. intr. To shrink into oneself with cold; to shiver.

as a noun: A small projection, piece or lump of something; a knot, knob, nodule, etc.

as in- eisengeiste: a nirl of questionable wit.