thyle

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English þyle; compare Old Norse þylr.

Noun

thyle (plural thyles)

1. (historical) 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.

Anagrams

• Ethyl, Lethy, ethyl, lyeth, lythe, they'l