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Yngling.

A type of two-man keelboat from Norway.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɪŋ.lɪŋ/
  1. A type of two-man keelboat from Norway.

Where this word comes from

From Norwegian yngling, Danish yngling, Swedish yngling (“youngster”); from Old Norse ungr (“young”) + -lingr (diminutive suffix, compare -ling), also a surname in Old Norse. Doublet of youngling.

name/ˈɪŋ.lɪŋ/
  1. A surname from Old Norse, especially used of members of the oldest known Scandinavian dynasty, the Ynglings, who were supposedly descended from Frey.

Where this word comes from

From Norwegian yngling, Danish yngling, Swedish yngling (“youngster”); from Old Norse ungr (“young”) + -lingr (diminutive suffix, compare -ling), also a surname in Old Norse. Doublet of youngling.

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