Warling

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One often quarreled with. obsolete

    "[I]t is better to be / An old mans derling than a yong mans werling."

Example

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"[I]t is better to be / An old mans derling than a yong mans werling."

Etymology

From war + -ling.

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