reckling

/ˈɹɛklɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Archaic

noun

Archaic

"O ay, what say ye to Sir Valence, him / Whose kinsman left him watcher o'er his wife / And two fair babes, and went to distant lands; / Was one year gone, and on returning found / Not two but three: there lay the reckling, one / But one hour old! What said the happy sire?"

From reck + -ling.

recklings (plural) wreckling (alternative)

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How do you pronounce reckling?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛklɪŋ/.

What does reckling mean?

A weak child or animal.

Where does reckling come from?

From reck + -ling.

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