Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

warling

/wˈɔɹlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: war-ling
IPA: /wˈɔɹlɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One often quarreled with.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[I]t is better to be / An old mans derling than a yong mans werling."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Proto-Germanic *werzaną Proto-West Germanic *werʀan Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *-u Frankish *werʀubor. Early Medieval Latin werra Old Northern French guerreder. Old English werre Middle English werre English war English -ling English warling From war + -ling.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

warlings (plural)

Rhymes With

norling

Questions

How do you pronounce warling?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɔɹlɪŋ/.
What does warling mean?: One often quarreled with.
Where does warling come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Proto-Germanic *werzaną Proto-West Germanic *werʀan Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-West Germanic *-u Frankish *werʀubor. Early Medieval Latin werra Old Northern French guerreder. Old English werre Middle English werre English war English -ling English warling From war + -ling.

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