"thirl" meaning in Middle English

See thirl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /θirl/, /θiːrl/, /θril/, /θyrl/ [Western], /θyːrl/ [Western]
Etymology: From Old English þyrel, from Proto-West Germanic *þurhil, from Proto-Germanic *þurhilą. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|þyrel}} Old English þyrel, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*þurhil}} Proto-West Germanic *þurhil, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*þurhilą}} Proto-Germanic *þurhilą Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} thirl, {{enm-noun|thirles}} thirl (plural thirles) Forms: thirles [plural], ðirl [alternative], thirle [alternative], thrile [alternative], thrill [alternative], thurl [alternative], þirile [alternative], þroll [alternative], þurl [alternative], þurle [alternative]
  1. An aperture or hole, especially of the body:
    A nostril (aperture in the nose)
    Sense id: en-thirl-enm-noun-WiRmNEOY Categories (other): Architecture Disambiguation of Architecture: 28 28 28 7 8
  2. An aperture or hole, especially of the body:
    A wound or gash; an opening from injury.
    Sense id: en-thirl-enm-noun-dDhUxBO4 Categories (other): Architecture, Health Disambiguation of Architecture: 28 28 28 7 8 Disambiguation of Health: 0 100 0 0 0
  3. An aperture or hole, especially of the body:
    A window or gap in a building or vessel.
    Sense id: en-thirl-enm-noun-ZG1TIgml Categories (other): Architecture Disambiguation of Architecture: 28 28 28 7 8
  4. (rare) A private room. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-thirl-enm-noun-PGAB0XQX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: nesethirl, nosethirl, thirlen
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Face Disambiguation of Face: 0 0 0 0 0

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} thirl
  1. Alternative form of thirlen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: thirlen
    Sense id: en-thirl-enm-verb-ZgL6Gwqo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Face Disambiguation of Face: 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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