shiel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shiel
1250–1300; Middle English schele; compare Old Norse skāli hut, shed; akin to Old English scȳr hut, Old High German scūr, Old Norse skūrr penthouse
Example Sentences
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“I’ll shiel a’ your sheep i’ the mornin’ sune,57 I’ll berry your crap by the licht o’ the moon, An’ ba the bairns wi’ an unkenn’d tune, If ye’ll keep puir Aiken-drum.
From Spare Hours by Brown, John
The cottage or shiel of the Glassalt had just been built for the Queen, and offered accommodation in its dainty little dining- room and drawing-room for her to rest and refresh herself.
From Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 by Tytler, Sarah
Appears as i in the N. Sco. word shiel.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias
Of the first, shiel and shieling are common forms; the second is dialectal; E.D.D. gives shealing as the husk of seeds.
From Society for Pure English, Tract 05 The Englishing of French Words; the Dialectal Words in Blunden's Poems by Society for Pure English
The development of O. N. skiól into shiel in Scotland and England may be explained in this way, as skiól > shul in Norway.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias
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