"shieling" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃiːlɪŋ/ Forms: shielings [plural]
Rhymes: -iːlɪŋ Etymology: From Scots shiel (“hut”) (from Old Norse skjól (“shelter, cover”)) + -ing. Akin to Danish skjul (“cover”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|shiel|t=hut}} Scots shiel (“hut”), {{der|en|non|skjól||shelter, cover}} Old Norse skjól (“shelter, cover”), {{suffix|en||ing}} + -ing, {{cog|da|skjul||cover}} Danish skjul (“cover”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} shieling (plural shielings)
  1. An area of summer pasture used for cattle, sheep etc.
    Sense id: en-shieling-en-noun-OPWycfYN
  2. A shepherd's hut or shack. Categories (topical): Buildings and structures
    Sense id: en-shieling-en-noun-YA~U-pHB Disambiguation of Buildings and structures: 5 95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shealing, sheeling, shielin, sheilin, sheiling, sheelin

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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