thyrl
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thyrle — thyrl(e, thyrlepole see thirl, thirlepoll … Useful english dictionary
thyrlepole — thyrl(e, thyrlepole see thirl, thirlepoll … Useful english dictionary
Thür, die — Die Thür, plur. die en, Diminut. das Thürchen, Oberd. Thürlein. 1. In weiterer Bedeutung, eine mit einer senkrechten, senkrecht auf ihrer Angel stehenden beweglichen Fläche versehene Öffnung zu einem verschlossenen Raume, um zu demselben zu… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
nostril — [OE] Etymologically, a nostril is a ‘nosehole’. Its Old English ancestor was nosthyrl, a compound formed from nosu ‘nose’ and thyrl ‘hole’. This was a derivative of thurh ‘through’, and still survives as thirl, a dialectal word for ‘hole’. =>… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
thrill — [13] Etymologically, thrill denotes ‘make a hole in’. It is a Middle English alteration of Old English thyrlian ‘pierce’, a derivative of thyrl ‘hole’ (source of the second syllable of nostril). And this in turn was formed from thurh ‘through’.… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
third — (thûrd) n. 1. The ordinal number matching the number three in a series. 2. One of three equal parts. 3. Music a) An interval of three degrees in a diatonic scale. b) A tone separated by three degrees from a given tone, especially the third tone… … Word Histories
nostril — [OE] Etymologically, a nostril is a ‘nosehole’. Its Old English ancestor was nosthyrl, a compound formed from nosu ‘nose’ and thyrl ‘hole’. This was a derivative of thurh ‘through’, and still survives as thirl, a dialectal word for ‘hole’. Cf.⇒… … Word origins
thrill — [13] Etymologically, thrill denotes ‘make a hole in’. It is a Middle English alteration of Old English thyrlian ‘pierce’, a derivative of thyrl ‘hole’ (source of the second syllable of nostril). And this in turn was formed from thurh ‘through’.… … Word origins
