Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arseling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ar-sel-ing
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

British usage

noun

A petty and obnoxious person.

British usage; Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"Defiant arselings is what you all are. You think you know best, gallivanting off with pirates?"
""Ah, the arselings Leif Kolskeggson and Sterkur death-in-the-eye," Svik said."

Etymology

From Middle English *arsling, from Old English earsling (“backwards, on the back”). Cognate with Dutch aarzeling, aarzelings, German ärschling, ärschlings. By surface analysis, arse + -ling.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *arsling, earsling
Suffix: arse

Usage

Inflected Forms

arselings (alternative) arselong (alternative) arselings (plural) assling (alternative, US)

Frequently Paired Words

arseways

Questions

What does arseling mean?: Backwards.
Where does arseling come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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