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English word
CIDE DICTIONARY
, suff. Array
A noun suffix, commonly having a diminutive or a depreciatory force; as in duckling , gosling , hireling , fosterling , firstling , underling . [1913 Webster]
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An adverbial suffix; as, darkling , flatling . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
, suffix.
1 denoting a person or thing: a connected with (hireling; sapling). b having the property of being (weakling; underling) or undergoing (starveling).
2 denoting a diminutive (duckling), often derogatory (lordling).
1 denoting a person or thing: a connected with (hireling; sapling). b having the property of being (weakling; underling) or undergoing (starveling).
2 denoting a diminutive (duckling), often derogatory (lordling).
, suffix forming adverbs and adjectives (darkling; grovelling) (cf. -LONG).
Etymology
OE f. Gmc