Measlings

//ˈmiːzlɪŋz// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of measles: the disease caused by M. morbillivirus, the red spots caused by the disease. UK, dialectal, plural, plural-normally

    "‘What āals yar barn, Missis?’ ‘Shoo’s gotten t’mezlings!’"

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measles

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"‘What āals yar barn, Missis?’ ‘Shoo’s gotten t’mezlings!’"

Etymology

Unknown, but probably via pluralia tantum Scandinavian words like Danish mæslinger (“measles”), Icelandic mislingar (“measles”) and Norwegian Nynorsk meslingar, combining the Germanic roots related to blood blisters with the suffix -ing.

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