Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hinderling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hin-der-ling
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A worthless, degenerate person or animal.

British usage

noun

The buttocks; the posterior.

Dated

Example Sentences

"How say you, my lusty compeers; shall we permit a hinderlin to sit at board with us, and brand us with the name of cowards?"
"An animal you deem good for nothing, you may term a hinderling."
"[…] from which the West Saxons, namely the men of Exeter have a saying of the greatest contempt, in that when moved by the highest wrath they call one another a hinderling, that is, one sunk down from all honor."
""How? How do I know? Know that you are there or know that you are a rossamünderling? An ouranin? A manikin? A hinderling? A pink-lips? A fake-foe? […]""

Etymology

"Worthless person" sense: from Middle English hinderling (“a laggard, coward”), from Old English hinderling (“a mean wretch, a sneak”), equivalent to hinder + -ling. Compare hilding.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: hinderling
Suffix: hinder

Usage

British usage
Dated

Inflected Forms

hinderlings (plural) hinderlin (alternative)

Questions

What does hinderling mean?: A worthless, degenerate person or animal.
Where does hinderling come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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