gadelyng

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === gadeling, gadelynge, gadling, gadlyng, gadlynge gedelyng, gedelynge, gedlyng (West Midland, Yorkshire) === Etymology === From Old English gædeling (“kinsman, fellow, companion in arms, comrade”), from Proto-West Germanic *gaduling, from Proto-Germanic *gadilingaz, *gadulingaz; by surface analysis, gade +‎ -ling. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡadəlinɡ/ IPA(key): /ˈɡɛdəlinɡ/ (Northern, West Midland) === Noun === gadelyng (plural gadelynges) A comrade in arms; a fellow soldier. A worthless person; someone of low birth or character c. 1370s. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Romaunt of the Rose. 937-8. ==== Descendants ==== English: gadling Middle Scots: gedling Scots: getlin, gaitlin, gytlin (influenced by get) ==== References ==== “gadeling, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.