- hýrling
- f (-e/-a) hireling
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
hýrling
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hireling — /huyeur ling/, n. 1. a person who works only for pay, esp. in a menial or boring job, with little or no concern for the value of the work. adj. 2. serving for pay only. 3. venal; mercenary. [bef. 1000; late ME hirlyng, OE hyrling. See HIRE,… … Universalium
hireling — one who works for hire, O.E. hyrling; see HIRE (Cf. hire) + LING (Cf. ling). As an adjective by 1580s … Etymology dictionary
hireling — n. usu. derog. a person who works for hire. Etymology: OE hyrling (as HIRE, LING(1)) … Useful english dictionary
