dierling

== Old English == === Alternative forms === dēorling, dīorling, dȳrling, dērling, dīrling === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *diuriling, from Proto-Germanic *diurijalingaz, equivalent to dīere +‎ -ling. Cognate with Old Norse dýrlingr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdi͜yːr.linɡ/, [ˈdi͜yːrˠ.liŋɡ] === Noun === dīerling m a favourite; darling ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: derling, darlyng English: darling; dearling Scots: derling, darling