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comeling

comeling noun: a comer; (person) an arrival.

Noun

comeling (plural comelings)

  1. (obsolete) A comer; (person) an arrival.
  2. (obsolete) An incomer.
  3. A newcomer; stranger.
    • Faust took a deep breath. 'That is what I was going to tell you. Sadly, the comelings caught him.'2021, Graham Masterton, The Shadow People
    Synonyms:
    come-here

Synonyms of comeling

Forms of comeling

pluralcomelings

Origin of comeling

From Middle English comeling, comlynge, cumeling, cumlyng, from Old English *cymeling, equivalent to come + -ling. Cognate with Old High German chomeling, chumelinc (“a comeling”).

Words formed from comeling

Questions about comeling

What does comeling mean?
Comeling means a comer; (person) an arrival.
What part of speech is comeling?
Comeling is a noun.
What is the plural of comeling?
The plural of comeling is comelings.

Words near comeling in the dictionary

  1. comelier
  2. comeliest
  3. comelily
  4. comeliness
  5. comelinesses
  6. comeling
  7. comelings
  8. Comella
  9. Comellas
  10. comely
  11. comely maidens

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