Yngling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of two-man keelboat from Norway.
name
  1. A surname from Old Norse, especially used of members of the oldest known Scandinavian dynasty, the Ynglings, who were supposedly descended from Frey.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Yngling.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪŋ.lɪŋ/ /ˈɪŋlɪŋ/

Word forms

Yngling Ynglings

Etymology

From Norwegian yngling, Danish yngling, Swedish yngling (“youngster”); from Old Norse ungr (“young”) + -lingr (diminutive suffix, compare -ling), also a surname in Old Norse. Doublet of youngling.

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