Thū'le, n.

Thū'le, n. [Lat. Thule, Thyle, Gr. Θοῦλη, Θύλη.] In early history, the northernmost part of the habitable world, according to some, Norway, according to others, Iceland, or more probably Mainland, the largest of the Shetland islands; hence, the Latin phrase ultima Thule, farthest Thule.