Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shieling

/ˈʃiːlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: shiel-ing
IPA: /ˈʃiːlɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An area of summer pasture used for cattle, sheep etc.

noun

A shepherd's hut or shack.

Example Sentences

"The cattle at Mosfell were kept in a shieling, and Thordis stayed there while the Thing took place."
"And what are twenty beds, when all the drovers, And all the shieling herdsmen from Bengorach, Must have a lair provided for the night."
"Cabins and shielings had been torn down and burned."

Etymology

From Scots shiel (“hut”) (from Old Norse skjól (“shelter, cover”)) + -ing. Akin to Danish skjul (“cover”).

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: shiel, skjól
Suffix: ing

Inflected Forms

shielings (plural) shealing (alternative) sheeling (alternative) shielin (alternative) sheilin (alternative) sheiling (alternative) sheelin (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce shieling?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃiːlɪŋ/.
What does shieling mean?: An area of summer pasture used for cattle, sheep etc.
Where does shieling come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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