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Where does “schille” come from?

schille (Middle English) comes from Old English scill — sonorous sounding; shell.

schille (Middle English): loud, resounding; high-pitched, shrill; audible,...

Definitions

  1. loud, resounding; high-pitched, shrill; audible,...

Ancestry of “schille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscillsonorous sounding; shell

Words derived from “schille”

  • shrill
  • shrilly
  • shrillness
  • shrillish
  • outshrill
  • unshrill
  • schrille
  • shrille
  • shirle
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