shieling

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/ˈʃiːlɪŋ/

Definition of shieling

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noun

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

“The cattle at Mosfell were kept in a shieling, and Thordis stayed there while the Thing took place.”

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noun

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

“The cattle at Mosfell were kept in a shieling, and Thordis stayed there while the Thing took place.”
A shepherd's hut or shack.

“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.”

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

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