shieling
/ˈʃiːlɪŋ/
shieling noun: an area of summer pasture used for cattle, sheep etc.
Noun
shieling (plural shielings)
- An area of summer pasture used for cattle, sheep etc.
- The cattle at Mosfell were kept in a shieling, and Thordis stayed there while the Thing took place.1997, ‘Egil's Saga’, translated by Bernard Scudder, The Sagas of Icelanders, Penguin, published 2001, page 182
- A shepherd's hut or shack.
- And what are twenty beds, when all the drovers,
And all the shieling herdsmen from Bengorach,
Must have a lair provided for the night.1836, Joanna Baillie, The Phantom, act 1 - Cabins and shielings had been torn down and burned.2002, Joseph O'Conner, Star of the Sea, Vintage, published 2003, page 39
- And what are twenty beds, when all the drovers,
Forms of shieling
| plural | shielings |
|---|---|
| alternative form | shealing |
| alternative form | sheeling |
| alternative form | shielin |
| alternative form | sheilin |
| alternative form | sheiling |
| alternative form | sheelin |
Origin of shieling
From Scots shiel (“hut”) (from Old Norse skjól (“shelter, cover”)) + -ing. Akin to Danish skjul (“cover”).
Words that rhyme with shieling
- ceiling
- feeling
- healing
- concealing
- dealing
- Eling
- glass ceiling
- peeling
- revealing
- stealing
- wheeling
- appealing
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Questions about shieling
- What does shieling mean?
- Shieling means an area of summer pasture used for cattle, sheep etc.
- What part of speech is shieling?
- Shieling is a noun.
- How do you pronounce shieling?
- Shieling is pronounced /ˈʃiːlɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of shieling?
- The plural of shieling is shielings.
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