"shirl" meaning in All languages combined

See shirl on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: shirls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} shirl (countable and uncountable, plural shirls)
  1. (mineralogy) Archaic form of schorl. Tags: alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: schorl Categories (topical): Mineralogy
    Sense id: en-shirl-en-noun-n4-~RoX5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Forms: shirls [present, singular, third-person], shirling [participle, present], shirled [participle, past], shirled [past]
Etymology: Apparently related to German dialectal schurren, to slide upon ice. Head templates: {{en-verb}} shirl (third-person singular simple present shirls, present participle shirling, simple past and past participle shirled)
  1. (UK, dialect, intransitive) To slide. Tags: UK, dialectal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-shirl-en-verb-6pu2L6Gq Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

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