- nosþyrel
- n (-es/-) nostril (3)
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
nosþyrel
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Nostril — Nos tril, n. [OE. nosethril, nosethirl, AS. nos[thorn]yrl; nos for nosu nose + [thorn]yrel opening, hole, from [thorn]yrel pierced, for [thorn]yrhel, fr. purh through. [root]261. See {Nose}, and {Through}, and cf. {Thrill}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nostril — (n.) O.E. nosþyrl, nosðirl, lit. the hole of the nose, from nosu nose (see NOSE (Cf. nose) (n.)) + þyrel hole (see THRILL (Cf. thrill) (v.)) … Etymology dictionary
nostril — /ˈnɒstrəl / (say nostruhl) noun one of the external openings of the nose. {Middle English nostrill, Old English nosterl, variant of nosþyrl, from nosu nose + þyrel hole} …
