headlings

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A form of headling — An equal; a fellow; mate.

OriginMiddle English hedlinges →
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Meanings

adverbheadlings (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of headling (“headlong; precipitately”).

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhedlinges
  2. Englishheadlings

From Middle English hedlinges, hedlynges, equivalent to headling + -s. Cognate with Scots heidlingis (“headlong”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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