Etymology

thyle

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Today it means: A member of an early medieval Scandinavian or Anglo-Saxon court whose exact function is now unclear, but appears to roughly have been that of an authority on the fields of history and legend, especially their recital and interpretation. Full definition →

Old English þyle
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  1. Old English · learned borrowing fromþyle
  2. English todaythyle

Learned borrowing from Old English þyle; compare Old Norse þulr.

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