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Despite a different etymology and semantic field, some spelling variants (roller and rouller) suggest some contamination with rouler1 (‘to roll out’, from *rotulare) and roiler1(‘to roll (one’s eyes)’, from *roticulare).
v.trans.
to roll, move by rolling or rotating:
(
s.xiiiin; MS: s.xiiim
)
qui roelet piere cuntremunt, il le revertirat a lui
Paroles Salomun 4799
(
MS: s.xiiim
)
metez le malade sor une table sovin e roellez le amont e aval desi a ce ke les boueus seient revenuz en lor propre liu
A-N Med i 142
(
a.1399; MS: a.1399
)
et rolleront tonayls de vine hors de soun celer
Anon Chr1 141.30
v.intrans.
to roll, move by rolling or rotating:
(
c.1180; MS: s.xiii2
)
la pume [...], si ele cheit desuz le fust amer, Ja ne savera tant rueler, Que al mordre ne seit recunue Desur quel arbre ele est crue
MARIEFables 304.36
roeler envirun
to revolve, rotate:
(
s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv2
)
Jesu Crist ruera En enfern al jugement tut pur veirs Ceus ke en ceste vie aveient les quers Pesaunt e dur e par avarice ardaunt, E roullerent envirun par coveitise grant Cume muele (=millstone) pur quere richesces a plentez
Apoc giffard 3547
roeler1 (1171-74)