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) hireling
Descendants
- English: hireling
References
- “hīrling, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.