-lings

suffix

forming adverbs, generally of condition or situation

OriginMiddle English -linges →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. UKdialectalforming adverbs, generally of condition or situation

Origin

  1. Middle English-linges
  2. English-lings

From Middle English -linges, variant (with genitive -es) of Middle English -ling (adverbial suffix), equivalent to -ling + -s. Compare Dutch -lings (adverbial suffix), German -lings.

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Cite this entry
APA

-lings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-lings

MLA

“-lings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-lings. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-lings,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-lings.

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