thyle
/ˈθaɪl/
thyle noun: a member of an early medieval Scandinavian or Anglo-Saxon court whose exact function is now unclear, but appears to roughly have been that of an authority on the fields of history and legend, especially their recital and interpretation.
Noun
thyle (plural thyles)
- A member of an early medieval Scandinavian or Anglo-Saxon court whose exact function is now unclear, but appears to roughly have been that of an authority on the fields of history and legend, especially their recital and interpretation.
- Man alien in a hostile world, engaged in a struggle which he cannot win while the world lasts, is assured that his foes are the foes also of Dryhten, that his courage noble in itself is also the highest loyalty: so said thyle and clerk.1936, J. R. R. Tolkien, Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics, Norwood, Pa.: Norwood Editions, published 1976, page 25
Forms of thyle
| plural | thyles |
|---|---|
| alternative form | thulr |
Origin of thyle
Learned borrowing from Old English þyle; compare Old Norse þulr.
Words that rhyme with thyle
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- gentile
- kyle
- reptile
- sile
- smile
- Lyle
- tile
- while
- beguile
- bile
- Nile
- spile
- argyll
- awhile
- enisle
- guile
- gyle
- I'll
- last mile
- nubile
- resile
- restyle
- rile
- senile
- stile
- vile
- autogynephile
- bewile
- chile
- chyle
- Cnile
- District of Argyle
- heil
- ile
- interfile
- isle
- Japanophile
- Kabyle
- kile
- like it's going out of style
- Persophile
- redial
- refile
- revile
- Styal
- tickler file
- wile
- worthwhile
Questions about thyle
- What does thyle mean?
- Thyle means a member of an early medieval Scandinavian or Anglo-Saxon court whose exact function is now unclear, but appears to roughly have been that of an authority on the fields of history and legend, especially their recital and interpretation.
- What part of speech is thyle?
- Thyle is a noun.
- How do you pronounce thyle?
- Thyle is pronounced /ˈθaɪl/.
- What is the plural of thyle?
- The plural of thyle is thyles.
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