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headling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
head-ling
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An equal; a fellow; mate.

Obsolete

noun

A chieftain.

Obsolete

adv

Headlong; precipitately.

Etymology

From Middle English hedling, hevedling, from Old English hēafodling (“an equal, fellow-servant”), equivalent to head + -ling. Cognate with German Häuptling (“chief, chieftain”). Piecewise doublet of chefling and chiefling.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hedling, hēafodling

Usage

Inflected Forms

headlings (plural) headlings (alternative)

Derived Forms

headlong

Questions

What does headling mean?
An equal; a fellow; mate.
Where does headling come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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