shiel /ʃiːl/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A shepherd's hut or shieling. •A cottage.The craik amang the claver hay, The pairtrick whirrin o'er the ley, The swallow jinkin round my shiel, Amuse me at my spinnin wheel. — 1792 verb1 •To use a place as a shieling. formsshieled · shieling · shiels