English Explanatory Dictionary

thyle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of an early medieval Scandinavian or Anglo-Saxon court whose exact function is now unclear, but appears to roughly have been that of an authority on the fields of history and legend, especially their recital and interpretation.

Pronunciation

/ˈθaɪl/

Word forms

thyle thyles thulr

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English þyle; compare Old Norse þulr.

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