Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

edgeling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: edgeling
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With the edge.

Archaic

adv

On, toward, or from the edge; edgeways.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Nay, on the contrary, I think it morally impossible for any Body, that is much broader than 'tis thick, if it casually gets edgewise between two Stakes, whose Distance will not let it lie flat, but it must continue more or less edgeling, 'till 'tis disintangled."

Etymology

From Middle English eggelyng, eghelynge (also eggelynges), from Old English eċġlinga (“on the edge”), equivalent to edge + -ling.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: eggelyng, eċġlinga
Suffix: edge

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more edgeling (comparative) most edgeling (superlative) edgelings (alternative) edgelong (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

edgewise

Questions

What does edgeling mean?: With the edge.
Where does edgeling come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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