Etymology

sheal

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Today it means: A shell or pod. Full definition →

Middle English schelen ← Old English sċylian
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sheal · noun1

  1. Old English · derived fromscealu“shell, husk”
  2. Old English · derived fromsċylian
  3. Middle English · derived fromschelen
  4. English todaysheal

Variant of shiel, from Middle English schelen, schyllen, from Old English sċylian, sċilian. Akin to Old English scealu (“shell, husk”). See also shell.

sheal · noun, verb2

See shieling

Words from the same roots

Old Englishsċylian all →

scyle

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