headling

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noun

An equal; a fellow; mate.

OriginMiddle English hedling ← Old English hēafodling →
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Meanings

headling1

nounheadling (plural headlings)

plural headlings

  1. obsoleterareAn equal; a fellow; mate.
  2. obsoleterareA chieftain.

headling2

adverbheadling (not comparable)

alternative headlings

  1. not comparableHeadlong; precipitately.

Origin

headling · noun

  1. Old Englishhēafodling“an equal, fellow-servant”
  2. Middle Englishhedling
  3. Englishheadling

From Middle English hedling, hevedling, from Old English hēafodling (“an equal, fellow-servant”), equivalent to head + -ling. Cognate with German Häuptling (“chief, chieftain”). Piecewise doublet of chefling and chiefling.

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headling · adverb

  1. Middle Englishhedling
  2. Englishheadling

From Middle English hedling, heedling, hevedlynge (“headlong”), equivalent to head + -ling. Cognate with Scots heidlingis (“headlong”), Middle High German houbetlingen (“headlong”).

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APA

headling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headling

MLA

“headling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headling.

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