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myling

myling noun: the soul of a dead but unbaptized child that roams the Earth.

Noun

myling (plural mylings)

  1. (Scandinavian mythology) The soul of a dead but unbaptized child that roams the Earth.

Forms of myling

pluralmylings

Origin of myling

From Swedish myling.

Questions about myling

What does myling mean?
Myling means the soul of a dead but unbaptized child that roams the Earth.
What part of speech is myling?
Myling is a noun.
What is the plural of myling?
The plural of myling is mylings.

Words near myling in the dictionary

  1. Myleses
  2. Mylestom
  3. myletis
  4. Mylett
  5. Myletts
  6. myling
  7. mylings
  8. myliobatid
  9. myliobatids
  10. myliobatiform
  11. myliobatiforms

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