thirlen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === thirl, thrill, thrillen, thrylle, þerle, þerlyn, þirlen, þirllen, þrille, þurle, þurlin === Etymology === From Old English þȳrlian; equivalent to thirl (“hole”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθɛrlən/, /ˈθeːrlən/, /ˈθirlən/, /ˈθiːrlən/, /ˈθrilən/ === Verb === thirlen (third-person singular simple present thirleth, present participle thirlende, thirlynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle thirled) To make a hole, opening, or passage; to bore: To stab or pierce (with a weapon) To attach by gouging; to transfix. To enter, move or travel into: To diffuse; to spread throughout. (rare, anatomy) To occupy or extend into. (rare) To rapidly move or lunge. (rare) To emotionally overwhelm. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: thirl; thrill Scots: thirl ==== References ==== “thirlen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.