thirling · noun1
- Old English · inherited fromþȳrlung“piercing”
- Middle English · inherited fromthurlunge
- English todaythirling
From Middle English thurlunge, from Old English þȳrlung (“piercing”), verbal noun of þȳrlian (“to pierce”). Equivalent to thirl + -ing.
thirling · verb2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.