thirl

thirl

(θɜːl)
vb
(tr) dialect
a. to bore or drill
b. to thrill
[Old English thyrelian, from thyrel hole; see nostril]

thirl

(θɪrl; θɜːl)
vb
(tr) chiefly Scot to enslave; bind
[C16: variant of earlier thrill thrall]
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thirl

(θɜrl)

v.t. thirled, thirl•ing. Brit. Dial.
to pierce.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English thyrlian, derivative of thyrel hole, akin to thurh through; compare nostril]
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thirl


Past participle: thirled
Gerund: thirling

Imperative
thirl
thirl
Present
I thirl
you thirl
he/she/it thirls
we thirl
you thirl
they thirl
Preterite
I thirled
you thirled
he/she/it thirled
we thirled
you thirled
they thirled
Present Continuous
I am thirling
you are thirling
he/she/it is thirling
we are thirling
you are thirling
they are thirling
Present Perfect
I have thirled
you have thirled
he/she/it has thirled
we have thirled
you have thirled
they have thirled
Past Continuous
I was thirling
you were thirling
he/she/it was thirling
we were thirling
you were thirling
they were thirling
Past Perfect
I had thirled
you had thirled
he/she/it had thirled
we had thirled
you had thirled
they had thirled
Future
I will thirl
you will thirl
he/she/it will thirl
we will thirl
you will thirl
they will thirl
Future Perfect
I will have thirled
you will have thirled
he/she/it will have thirled
we will have thirled
you will have thirled
they will have thirled
Future Continuous
I will be thirling
you will be thirling
he/she/it will be thirling
we will be thirling
you will be thirling
they will be thirling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been thirling
you have been thirling
he/she/it has been thirling
we have been thirling
you have been thirling
they have been thirling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been thirling
you will have been thirling
he/she/it will have been thirling
we will have been thirling
you will have been thirling
they will have been thirling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been thirling
you had been thirling
he/she/it had been thirling
we had been thirling
you had been thirling
they had been thirling
Conditional
I would thirl
you would thirl
he/she/it would thirl
we would thirl
you would thirl
they would thirl
Past Conditional
I would have thirled
you would have thirled
he/she/it would have thirled
we would have thirled
you would have thirled
they would have thirled
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Ayeins his deth shal singen his penaunce, So singe I here my destinee or chaunce, How that Arcite Anelida so sore Hath thirled with the poynt of remembraunce.