hinderling

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English

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.

Noun

hinderling (plural hinderlings)

  1. (British, dialectal) A worthless, degenerate person or animal.
  2. (dated, in the plural) The buttocks; the posterior.

Alternative forms

Old English

Etymology

From By surface analysis, hinder- +‎ -ling (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

hinderling m

  1. a mean, base, contemptible person

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hinderling hinderlingas
accusative hinderling hinderlingas
genitive hinderlinges hinderlinga
dative hinderlinge hinderlingum

Descendants

  • English: hinderling

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