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 |
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| 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 |
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