name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
shiel
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Pronunciation
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/ʃiːl/
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rhymes with -iːl
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CMU ARPABET: SH IY1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A short river in Highland council area, Scotland, which flows from Loch Shiel to Loch Moidart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 3
A river in Glen Shiel, further north in Highland council area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A shepherd's hut or shieling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
A cottage.
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verb
Meaning 6
To use a place as a shieling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
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History
Etymology
Variant of Shield or Shields.
From Middle English schele. Akin to Old Frisian skiāle (“stable”) and Old Norse skjōl (“shelter”). See also sheal.
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