hirlyng

== Middle English == === Etymology === From Old English hȳrling, from Proto-West Germanic *hūʀijuling; equivalent to hire (“wages”) +‎ -ling. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhiːrlinɡ/ === Noun === hirlyng (Late Middle English, hapax legomenon) hireling ==== Descendants ==== English: hireling ==== References ==== “hīrling, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.