-LING


Meaning of -LING in English

I. noun suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English -ing one connected with or having the quality of , young, small, or inferior one , II. adverb suffix or ~s Etymology: Middle English ~ (from Old English), ~es (from ~ + -es -s); akin to Old High German ~ūn ~, Old English lang long in (such) a direction or manner

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