English Explanatory Dictionary

edgeling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. With the edge.
  2. On, toward, or from the edge; edgeways.

Word forms

edgeling more edgeling most edgeling edgelings edgelong

Etymology

From Middle English eggelyng, eghelynge (also eggelynges), from Old English eċġlinga (“on the edge”), equivalent to edge + -ling.

Related words

edgewise
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