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nearling

adv

Etymology

From near + -ling.

  1. derived from *h₂neḱ-✻ — “to reach”
  2. derived from *nēhwiz✻ — “nearer”
  3. derived from nær — “near”
  4. inherited from nēar — “nearer”
  5. inherited from nere
  6. suffixed as nearling — “near + -ling”

Definitions

  1. Nearly

    Nearly; almost; all but.

    • To be among the mists, the tracks of rain, Nearling the hueless silence of the snow.
    • Kenda could no longer contain himself. He stepped forward, nearling.

  2. One who is near.

    • Precious children, little gambollers! "farlings" They might have called you once, "nearlings" […]

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA