shieling

(s̸hēliŋ)

noun

  1. a pasture
  2. a shepherd's rude hut or cottage

Origin: < Scot shiel, shieling (< ME schele, a shelter, akin to ON skjol, ult. < IE base *(s)keu-, to cover > house, hide) + -ing

See shieling in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Chiefly British
  1. A shepherd's hut.
  2. A mountain pasture used in the summer.

Origin:

Origin: From Scots shiel, hut

Origin: , from Middle English schele

Origin: , possibly from Old English *scēla

Origin: , probably of Scandinavian origin; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots

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