Midgeling

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small or immature midge.

    "Himself unseen, he sweeps I thought myself a midgeling tiny, With little winglets thin and shiny, […]"

  2. 2
    Anything small or insignificant. broadly, derogatory, figuratively

    ""For a moment there, midgeling, I thought you were going to follow her down into those hellish depths." Cornelius got to his feet, drawing his sword as he did so. His companions followed his example. "I'm no midgeling, Captain Trencherman. I'm a Golmiran. And you'd best stay where you are, or you shall have my sword to answer to."

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"Himself unseen, he sweeps I thought myself a midgeling tiny, With little winglets thin and shiny, […]"

Etymology

From midge + -ling.

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