- geongling
- m (-es/-as) a youth
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Youngling — Young ling, n. [AS. geongling.] A young person; a youth; also, any animal in its early life. More dear . . . than younglings to their dam. Spenser. [1913 Webster] He will not be so willing, I think, to join with you as with us younglings. Ridley … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
youngling — /yung ling/, n. 1. a young person. 2. anything young, as a young animal. 3. a novice; a beginner. adj. 4. young; youthful. [bef. 900; ME yongling, OE geongling; c. D jongeling, G Jüngling. See YOUNG, LING1] * * * … Universalium
Jüngling — Sm erw. obs. (9. Jh.), mhd. jungelinc, ahd. jungiling, jungelinc, as. jungling Stammwort. Aus g. * jungilinga m. Jüngling , auch in anord. ynglingr, ae. geongling, afr. jungeling. Demgegenüber gt. juggalauþs (zu gt. laudi f. Gestalt ). Ebenso… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
youngster — (n.) 1580s, from YOUNG (Cf. young) + STER (Cf. ster). Earlier was youngling, from O.E. geongling … Etymology dictionary
Jüngling — jung: Das gemeingerm. Adjektiv mhd. junc, ahd. jung, got. juggs, engl. young, schwed. ung geht, wie z. B. auch das substantivierte Adjektiv lat. iuvencus »junger Stier; junger Mensch«, auf eine Weiterbildung des idg. Adjektivs *i̯uu̯en »jung«… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
youngling — /ˈjʌŋlɪŋ/ (say yungling) noun 1. a young person. 2. anything young, as a plant, etc. 3. a novice; a beginner. –adjective 4. young; youthful. {Middle English yongling, Old English geongling. See young, ling1} …
youngling — [yuŋ′liŋ] n. [ME yongling < OE geongling, dim. akin to Ger jüngling, ON ynglingr: see YOUNG & LING1] 1. a young person; youth 2. a young animal or plant 3. Now Rare a novice adj. young … English World dictionary
youngling — I. ˈyəŋliŋ, lēŋ noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English yongling, from Old English geongling, from geong young + ling : one that is young: as a. : a young person : youth … Useful english dictionary
young|ling — «YUHNG lihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a young person, animal, or plant. 2. Obsolete. a novice; beginner. –adj. young; youthful. ╂[Old English geongling < geong young + ling] … Useful english dictionary
