Old English

Alternative forms

• þiril, þryl, þyrl
• þerl (in compounds)

Noun

þyrel n

1. A hole made through anything; an opening; aperture; orifice; perforation.

Declension

Descendants

• English: thirl

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *þurhilaz ‎(“perforated, pierced”), from Proto-Indo-European *ter- ‎(“through, over”), equivalent to Old English þurh ‎(“through”) +‎ -el. Cognate with Old High German durihhil, durchil ‎(“perforated, pierced”, adjective).

Adjective

þyrel

1. Pierced; perforated; full of holes; pierced through; having a hole or holes.