hyrling

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hūʀijuling. Equivalent to hȳr +‎ -ling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxyːr.linɡ/, [ˈhyːrˠ.liŋɡ]

Noun

hȳrling m

1. hireling, one who works for hire

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hȳrling	hȳrlingas
accusative	hȳrling	hȳrlingas
genitive	hȳrlinges	hȳrlinga
dative	hȳrlinge	hȳrlingum

Synonyms

• hȳra

Descendants

• Middle English: hirlyng
  • English: hireling