Thrill

Morpheme

Thrill

Type

free base

Denotation

pierce, perforate, penetrate, affect with sudden deep emotion

Etymology

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

Evidence

enthrill, thrill, thrillant, thrilled, thrilledly, thriller, thrillfully, thrillier, thrilliest, thrilling, thrillingly, thrills, thrilly

Doublet

Thirl

See Also

Thirl, Thurl