thyle
English
Etymology
From Old English þyle; compare Old Norse þylr.
Noun
thyle (plural thyles)
- (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
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