Thirl

Morpheme

Thirl

Type

free base

Denotation

hole, opening, aperture, pierce, perforate, penetrate

Etymology

Middle English thirlen, thirl; Old English þȳrlian, þyrel, from þurh +‎ -el

Evidence

nosethirl, thirl, thirled, thirling, thirls

Doublet

Thrill

See Also

Thurl, Thrill, Through, -(e)l(e) [-le, -el, -l]

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