- þyrlian
- wv/t2 to make a hole through, pierce through, perforate; to make hollow, excavate; fig to make vain
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
þyrlian
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þurhþyrlian — wv/t2 to pierce through, penetrate, make a hole through, perforate … Old to modern English dictionary
Thrill — Thrill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thrilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thrilling}.] [OE. thrillen, [thorn]irlen, [thorn]urlen, to pierce; all probably fr. AS. [thorn]yrlian, [thorn]yrelian, Fr. [thorn]yrel pierced; as a noun, a hole, fr. [thorn]urh through;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thrilled — Thrill Thrill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thrilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thrilling}.] [OE. thrillen, [thorn]irlen, [thorn]urlen, to pierce; all probably fr. AS. [thorn]yrlian, [thorn]yrelian, Fr. [thorn]yrel pierced; as a noun, a hole, fr. [thorn]urh… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thrilling — Thrill Thrill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thrilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thrilling}.] [OE. thrillen, [thorn]irlen, [thorn]urlen, to pierce; all probably fr. AS. [thorn]yrlian, [thorn]yrelian, Fr. [thorn]yrel pierced; as a noun, a hole, fr. [thorn]urh… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
þyrelian — see þyrlian … Old to modern English dictionary
thrill — {{11}}thrill (n.) a shivering, exciting feeling, 1670s, from THRILL (Cf. thrill) (v.). Meaning a thrilling experience is attested from 1936. {{12}}thrill (v.) c.1300, to pierce, penetrate, metathesis of O.E. þyrlian, from þyrel hole (in Middle… … Etymology dictionary
thrill — /θrɪl / (say thril) verb (t) 1. to affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion, so as to produce a tremor or tingling sensation through the body. 2. to cause to vibrate or quiver; utter or send forth tremulously, as a melody. –verb (i) 3. to affect …
