thirl
English
/θɝl/, /θɜːl/
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) A hole, aperture, especially a nostril.
- (dialectal) A low door in a dry-stone wall to allow sheep to pass through; a smoot.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English thirl inherited from Old English þyrel (a hole made through anything, aperture, opening, orifice, perforation) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þurhilą (hole, opening) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂kʷelo- suffix from English through.
Origin
English
through
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- breakthrough English
- clickthrough English
- come through English
- cut-through English
- feedthrough English
- flowthrough English
- flythrough English
- internostril English
- nose English
- nosethirl English
- nostril English
- nostriled English
- nostrilful English
- nostrilled English
- passthrough English
- paythrough English
- playthrough English
- readthrough English
- ski-through English
- strikethrough English
- therethrough English
- thirling English
- through English
- through-gut English
- throughbore English
- throughcare English
- throughfall English
- throughflow English
- throughlane English
- throughline English
- throughly English
- throughness English
- throughout English
- throughput English
- throughstone English
- throughway English
- walkthrough English
- wherethrough English
- writethrough English
- *ter- Proto-Indo-European
- *tr̥h₂kʷelo- Proto-Indo-European
- *þurhilą Proto-Germanic
- スルー Japanese
- þurh Old English
- þyrel Old English
- nostril Middle English
- thirl Middle English
- thrugh Middle English
- thurlunge Middle English
- nose
- through
- nostril
- thirling
- nostriled
- throughly
- nosethirl
- flythrough
- throughput
- throughout
- nostrilled
- nostrilful
- paythrough
- throughway
- through-gut
- throughlane
- readthrough
- cut-through
- throughness
- throughline
- walkthrough
- throughbore
- passthrough
- feedthrough
- ski-through
- throughcare
- throughflow
- flowthrough
- throughfall
- playthrough
- clickthrough
- throughstone
- writethrough
- wherethrough
- therethrough
- breakthrough
- come through
- internostril
- strikethrough