þyrel

Old English

Alternative forms

• þiril, þirel, þryl, þyrl
• þerl — in compounds

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *þurhil, from Proto-Germanic *þurhilą, from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“through, over”), equivalent to þurh (“through”) +‎ -el. More at through.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθy.rel/

Noun

þyrel n

1. hole (perforation); an opening or aperture

Declension

Declension of þyrel (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þyrel	þyrelu
accusative	þyrel	þyrelu
genitive	þyreles	þyrela
dative	þyrele	þyrelum

Derived terms

• ēagþyrel (“window”)
• earsþyrel (“arsehole”)
• nosþyrel (“nostril”)
• swātþyrel (“pore”)
• þyrlian (“to pierce”)
• wāgþyrel (“doorway”)

Descendants

• Middle English: thurl, thirl
  • English: thirl
  • Scots: thirl

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

þyrel

1. pierced, perforated

Declension

Declension of þyrel — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þyrel	þyrel	þyrel
Accusative	þyrelne	þyrele	þyrel
Genitive	þyreles	þyrelre	þyreles
Dative	þyrelum	þyrelre	þyrelum
Instrumental	þyrele	þyrelre	þyrele
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þyrele	þyrela, þyrele	þyrel
Accusative	þyrele	þyrela, þyrele	þyrel
Genitive	þyrelra	þyrelra	þyrelra
Dative	þyrelum	þyrelum	þyrelum
Instrumental	þyrelum	þyrelum	þyrelum

Declension of þyrel — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þyrela	þyrele	þyrele
Accusative	þyrelan	þyrelan	þyrele
Genitive	þyrelan	þyrelan	þyrelan
Dative	þyrelan	þyrelan	þyrelan
Instrumental	þyrelan	þyrelan	þyrelan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	þyrelan	þyrelan	þyrelan
Accusative	þyrelan	þyrelan	þyrelan
Genitive	þyrelra, þyrelena	þyrelra, þyrelena	þyrelra, þyrelena
Dative	þyrelum	þyrelum	þyrelum
Instrumental	þyrelum	þyrelum	þyrelum