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thirlEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
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, from *terh₂-. Related to thrill, drill. By surface analysis, through + -le.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗thirlEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
From Middle English thirlen, thurlen, thorlen, from Old English þȳrlian (“to pierce”), from the noun (see above). Doublet of thrill.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗thirlEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
Uncertain. Perhaps a blend of throw + hurl.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗thirlEnglish (en) · Etymology 4Source text
Dialectal alteration of thrall.
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Chambers (1908)
1908- ThirlEnglish · e-38700-4904
Thirl, thėrl, n. (prov.) a hole: an opening: a short passage between two headings in a mine.—v.t. to pierce, wound: cause to quiver.—v.i. to vibrate, tingle, thrill.
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Thirl, thėrl, n. a form of thrall.—v.t. to bind or subject.—n. Thirl′age, a form of servitude by which the grain produced on certain lands had to be ground at a certain mill and a certain proportion paid.
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