easterling

/ˈistɚlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

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noun

noun

British usage

name

An English surname

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Easterling.

"And that most greeued [grieved] them, the Easterlings being at libertie, brought to the realme such wares as they were woont, so serued their customers throughout the realme."

Possibly modeled on Dutch oosterling. Compare sterling.

Easterlings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce easterling?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈistɚlɪŋ/.

What does easterling mean?

A native of the East; an Easterner.

Where does easterling come from?

It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce easterling

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