English Explanatory Dictionary

shiel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shepherd's hut or shieling.
  2. A cottage.
verb
  1. To use a place as a shieling.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A short river in Highland council area, Scotland, which flows from Loch Shiel to Loch Moidart.
  3. A river in Glen Shiel, further north in Highland council area.

Pronunciation

/ʃiːl/

Word forms

shiel shiels shieling shieled

Etymology

From Middle English schele. Akin to Old Frisian skiāle (“stable”) and Old Norse skjōl (“shelter”). See also sheal.

Related words

Loch Shiel
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