hirsel

English

Pronunciation

• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈhɪɹsəl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɜːsəl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɜɹsəl/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)səl

Noun

hirsel (plural hirsels)

1. (Scotland, Northern English) The entire stock on a farm or stock under the charge of a shepherd.

   There are two full hirsels worked on the land that forms the Creag Mhòr Estate.

Anagrams

• Hilers, Riehls, Rishel, relish

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪrsl/, /ˈhʌrsl/

Noun

hirsel (plural hirsels)

1. The entire stock on a farm or stock under the charge of a shepherd.
2. A multitude or throng.
3. A slithering movement.
4. A wheeze.

Verb

hirsel (third-person singular simple present hirsels, present participle hirselin, simple past and past participle hirselt)

1. To slither.
2. To wheeze.
3. (transitive) To put into different groups.

Alternative forms

• hirsle