whorled en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /woɹld/ (General-American)
- /ʍɜːld/ without the wine–whine merger, non-rhotic
- /wɜːld/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- wûrld (General-American)
- wôrld (General-American)
- /wɝld/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English whorl Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English whorled From whorl + -ed.
Meanings
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Formed from whorls; having whorls.
[A]cross the gannet’s bath, over the broad sea, whorled prows will bring presents and tokens.
1999, Seamus Heaney, Beowulf, London: Faber and Faber, page 60:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more whorled | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most whorled | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
grc τροχοειδής (formed from whorls; having whorls) · de wirtelig (formed from whorls; having whorls) · fi kiehkurainen (formed from whorls; having whorls) · ga fáinneach (formed from whorls; having whorls)