Etymology

sideling

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Today it means: directed toward one side Full definition →

Middle English sidlyng
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sideling · adjective1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromsidlyng
  2. English todaysideling

From Middle English sidlyng (early 14th century), from side + -lyng (modern English side + -ling).

sideling · adverb2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromsideling
  2. English todaysideling

From Middle English sideling, sidelinge, equivalent to side + -ling.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishsidlyng all →

sidelong

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