Shieling

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʃiːlɪŋ/

Alternative forms

• shealing
• sheeling

Origin

From shiel, from Old Norse skjól ("shelter, cover")

Webster 1913|sheeling

. Akin to Danish skjul ("cover").

Full definition of shieling

Noun

1. An area of summer pasture used for cattle, sheep etc.
• 1997, ‘Egil's Saga’, tr. Bernard Scudder, The Sagas of Icelanders, Penguin 2001, p. 182:The cattle at Mosfell were kept in a shieling, and Thordis stayed there while the Thing took place.
2. A shepherd's hut or shack.
• 2002, Joseph O'Conner, Star of the Sea, Vintage 2003, p. 39:Cabins and shielings had been torn down and burned.