gyrle
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gyrll — gyrle, gyrll obs. forms of girl … Useful english dictionary
girl — c.1300, gyrle child (of either sex), of unknown origin; current scholarship [OED says] leans toward an unrecorded O.E. *gyrele, from P.Gmc. *gurwilon , dim. of *gurwjoz (apparently also represented by Low Ger. gære boy, girl, Norw. dial. gorre,… … Etymology dictionary
seven — O.E. seofon, from P.Gmc. *sebun (Cf. O.S. sibun, O.N. sjau, O.Fris. sowen, siugun, Du. zeven, O.H.G. sibun, Ger. sieben), from PIE *septm (Cf. Skt. sapta, Avestan hapta, Hitt. shipta, Gk. hepta, L … Etymology dictionary
seventh son — , daughter From the 16th century onwards, a seventh son (or, more rarely, seventh daughter) was widely thought to have psychic powers, usually as a healer, but sometimes as a dowser or fortune teller; even more powerful was one whose father … A Dictionary of English folklore
