Old English · noun
dierling
Normalised dīerling
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈdi͜yːr.linɡ/[ˈdi͜yːrˠ.liŋɡ]
- Syllables
- ˈdi͜yːr · linɡ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- darlingdearlingfavourite
Meaning
-
a favourite; darling
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dīerling | dīerlingas |
| Accusative | dīerling | dīerlingas |
| Genitive | dīerlinges | dīerlinga |
| Dative | dīerlinge | dīerlingum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *diuriling, from Proto-Germanic *diurijalingaz, equivalent to dīere + -ling. Cognate with Old Norse dýrlingr.
Descendants
darling, dearling
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