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Shieling

//ˈʃiːlɪŋ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    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."

Etymology

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

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