Etymology

titling

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Today it means: The act of giving something a title, or of impressing the title on the back of a book. Full definition →

Icelandic titlingr
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titling · verb, noun1

See title.

titling · noun2

  1. Icelandic · derived fromtitlingr“tit sparrow”
  2. English todaytitling

Uncertain. Superficially tit (“a small bird”) + -ling (“small”). Attested from the 16th century. Probably from Icelandic titlingr (“tit sparrow”), Old Norse titlingr (“sparrow”). Compare Old Norse tittr (“titmouse”). Also see Middle English titmose (“titmouse”).

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