þyrel

• þiril, þirel, þryl, þyrl
• þerl — in compounds

From Proto-West Germanic *þurhil, from Proto-Germanic *þurhilą, from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“through, over”), equivalent to þurh (“through”) +‎ -el. More at through.

• IPA^(key): /ˈθy.rel/

þyrel n

1. hole (perforation); an opening or aperture

• ēagþyrel (“window”)
• earsþyrel (“arsehole”)
• nosþyrel (“nostril”)
• swātþyrel (“pore”)
• þyrlian (“to pierce”)
• wāgþyrel (“doorway”)

• Middle English: thurl, thirl
  • English: thirl
  • Scots: thirl

From Proto-West Germanic *þurhil, from Proto-Germanic *þurhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“through, over”), equivalent to þurh (“through”) +‎ -el. Cognate with Old High German durihhil, durchil.

þyrel

1. pierced, perforated