- hwyrfepól
- m (-es/-as) whirlpool, eddy
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
hwyrfepól
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whirlpool — /hwerrl poohl , werrl /, n. 1. water in swift, circular motion, as that produced by the meeting of opposing currents, often causing a downward spiraling action. 2. See whirlpool bath. 3. Heraldry. gurge (def. 2). [1520 30; WHIRL + POOL1; cf. late … Universalium
whirlpool — 1520s, from WHIRL (Cf. whirl) (v.) + POOL (Cf. pool) (1). O.E. had hwyrfepol and wirfelmere … Etymology dictionary
