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gyre-carlin

gyre-carlin noun: a witch.

Noun

gyre-carlin (plural gyre-carlins)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) A witch.

Forms of gyre-carlin

pluralgyre-carlins
alternative formgyre-carline
alternative formgyre-carling

Origin of gyre-carlin

From Old Norse gýgr (“ogress”) + English carline (“old woman”).

Questions about gyre-carlin

What does gyre-carlin mean?
Gyre-carlin means a witch.
What part of speech is gyre-carlin?
Gyre-carlin is a noun.
What is the plural of gyre-carlin?
The plural of gyre-carlin is gyre-carlins.

Words near gyre-carlin in the dictionary

  1. gyratory compactor
  2. gyratory compactors
  3. gyratory crusher
  4. gyratory crushers
  5. gyre
  6. gyre-carlin
  7. gyre-carline
  8. gyre-carling
  9. gyre-carlins
  10. gyred
  11. gyreful

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