þyrlian

Old English

Alternative forms

• þȳrelian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“through, over”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθyːr.li.ɑn/, [ˈθyːrˠ.li.ɑn]

Verb

þȳrlian

1. to pierce
2. to make hollow, vain

Conjugation

Conjugation of þȳrlian (weak class 2)

infinitive	þȳrlian	þȳrlienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þȳrliġe	þȳrlode
second person singular	þȳrlast	þȳrlodest
third person singular	þȳrlaþ	þȳrlode
plural	þȳrliaþ	þȳrlodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þȳrliġe	þȳrlode
plural	þȳrliġen	þȳrloden
imperative
singular	þȳrla
plural	þȳrliaþ
participle	present	past
	þȳrliende	(ġe)þȳrlod

Derived terms

• þurhþȳrlian
• þȳrlung

Descendants

• English: thirl, thrill

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “þyrelian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.