Meanings
noungyre-carlin (plural gyre-carlins)
plural gyre-carlins · alternative gyre-carline · alternative gyre-carling
- ScotlandobsoleteA witch.
Origin
- Old Norsegýgr“ogress”
- Englishgyre-carlin
From Old Norse gýgr (“ogress”) + English carline (“old woman”).
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gyre-carlin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyre-carlin
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“gyre-carlin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyre-carlin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gyre-carlin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyre-carlin.
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