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Middle English
- thirl, thrill, thrillen, thrylle, þerle, þerlyn, þirlen, þirllen, þrille, þurle, þurlin
Etymology
From Old English þȳrlian; equivalent to thirl (“hole”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθɛrlən/, /ˈθeːrlən/, /ˈθirlən/, /ˈθiːrlən/, /ˈθrilən/
Verb
thirlen (third-person singular simple present thirleth, present participle thirlende, thirlynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle thirled)
- To make a hole, opening, or passage; to bore:
- To stab or pierce (with a weapon)
- To attach by gouging; to transfix.
- To enter, move or travel into:
- To diffuse; to spread throughout.
- (rare, anatomy) To occupy or extend into.
- (rare) To rapidly move or lunge.
- (rare) To emotionally overwhelm.
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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