"thirl" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /θɝl/ [General-American], /θɜːl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thirl.wav [Southern-England] Forms: thirls [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l Etymology: From Middle English thirl, thiril, from Old English þyrel (“hole”), from Proto-West Germanic *þurhil, from Proto-Germanic *þurhilą (“hole, opening”), from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂kʷelo- which is *tr̥h₂kʷe + *-lo (equivalent to through + -le) from *terh₂-. Related to thrill, drill. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|thirl}} Middle English thirl, {{m|enm|thiril}} thiril, {{inh|en|ang|þyrel|t=hole}} Old English þyrel (“hole”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*þurhil}} Proto-West Germanic *þurhil, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*þurhilą|t=hole, opening}} Proto-Germanic *þurhilą (“hole, opening”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*tr̥h₂kʷelo-}} Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂kʷelo-, {{m|ine-pro|*tr̥h₂kʷe}} *tr̥h₂kʷe, {{m|ine-pro|*-lo}} *-lo, {{suffix|en|through|le}} through + -le, {{m|ine-pro|*terh₂-}} *terh₂-, {{l|en|thrill}} thrill, {{l|en|drill}} drill Head templates: {{en-noun}} thirl (plural thirls)
  1. (archaic or dialectal) A hole, an aperture, especially a nostril. Tags: archaic, dialectal
    Sense id: en-thirl-en-noun-HB2kYsVM
  2. (dialectal) A low door in a dry-stone wall to allow sheep to pass through; a smoot. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-thirl-en-noun-o-nmGRw3 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -le Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le: 4 52 17 27
  3. (mining, possibly obsolete) A short communication between adits in a mine. Tags: obsolete, possibly Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-thirl-en-noun-Xmq7KHXE Topics: business, mining
  4. (mining, possibly obsolete) A long adit in a coalpit. Tags: obsolete, possibly Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-thirl-en-noun-ybsWvqey Topics: business, mining
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: thurl
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /θɝl/ [General-American], /θɜːl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thirl.wav [Southern-England] Forms: thirls [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l Etymology: Dialectal alteration of thrall. Etymology templates: {{m|en|thrall}} thrall Head templates: {{en-noun}} thirl (plural thirls)
  1. (historical) A thrall. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-thirl-en-noun-l~aPVZYr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: thurl, thrill
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: /θɝl/ [General-American], /θɜːl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thirl.wav [Southern-England] Forms: thirls [present, singular, third-person], thirling [participle, present], thirled [participle, past], thirled [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l Etymology: From Middle English thirlen, thurlen, thorlen, from Old English þȳrlian (“to pierce”), from the noun (see above). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|thirlen}} Middle English thirlen, {{m|enm|thurlen}} thurlen, {{m|enm|thorlen}} thorlen, {{inh|en|ang|þȳrlian||to pierce}} Old English þȳrlian (“to pierce”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} thirl (third-person singular simple present thirls, present participle thirling, simple past and past participle thirled)
  1. (transitive, possibly obsolete) To pierce; to perforate, penetrate, cut through. Tags: obsolete, possibly, transitive
    Sense id: en-thirl-en-verb-DO9COEua
  2. (transitive, mining, obsolete) To drill or bore; to cut through, as a partition between one working and another. Tags: obsolete, transitive Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-thirl-en-verb-bFXVSCZk Topics: business, mining
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: thurl Derived forms: nostril, thirlable, thrill
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /θɝl/ [General-American], /θɜːl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thirl.wav [Southern-England] Forms: thirls [present, singular, third-person], thirling [participle, present], thirled [participle, past], thirled [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps a blend of throw + hurl. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{blend|en|throw|hurl|nocap=1}} blend of throw + hurl Head templates: {{en-verb}} thirl (third-person singular simple present thirls, present participle thirling, simple past and past participle thirled)
  1. (obsolete) To throw (a projectile). Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-thirl-en-verb-GyJ2bWn0 Categories (other): English blends
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: thurl
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /θɝl/ [General-American], /θɜːl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thirl.wav [Southern-England] Forms: thirls [present, singular, third-person], thirling [participle, present], thirled [participle, past], thirled [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l Etymology: Dialectal alteration of thrall. Etymology templates: {{m|en|thrall}} thrall Head templates: {{en-verb}} thirl (third-person singular simple present thirls, present participle thirling, simple past and past participle thirled)
  1. (historical, transitive) To legally bind (a tenant) to the use of one's own property as an owner. Tags: historical, transitive
    Sense id: en-thirl-en-verb-1lqBF524 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 17 12 15 9 5 5 3 27 3
  2. (by extension) To bind; to obligate to use or be associated with. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-thirl-en-verb-W5lpPbw1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: thurl, thrill Related terms: thirlage
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "thirls",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thirling",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thirled",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "word": "thirlage"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with historical senses",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        "To legally bind (a tenant) to the use of one's own property as an owner."
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "property",
          "property"
        ]
      ],
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        "(historical, transitive) To legally bind (a tenant) to the use of one's own property as an owner."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1951, Josephine Tey, The Daughter of Time, page 10",
          "text": "Was everyone nowadays thirled to a formula?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Alexander McCall Smith, 44 Scotland Street",
          "text": "And there are plenty of people — Labour politicians, for example — who want people to remain thirled to poverty, who do not want them to have any spirit or independence.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "To bind; to obligate to use or be associated with."
      ],
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        [
          "bind",
          "bind"
        ]
      ],
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        "(by extension) To bind; to obligate to use or be associated with."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/θɝl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/θɜːl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)l"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "thrill"
    },
    {
      "word": "thurl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thirl"
}

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    "English 1-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)l",
    "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)l/1 syllable"
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "thrall"
      },
      "expansion": "thrall",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Dialectal alteration of thrall.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "thirls",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "thirl (plural thirls)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "English terms with historical senses"
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        "A thrall."
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        "(historical) A thrall."
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/θɜːl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)l"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thirl.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
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    }
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    {
      "word": "thrill"
    },
    {
      "word": "thurl"
    }
  ],
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}

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