comeling

English

Etymology

From Middle English comeling, comlynge, cumeling, cumlyng, from Old English *cymeling, equivalent to come +‎ -ling. Cognate with Old High German chomeling, chumelinc (“a comeling”).

Noun

comeling (plural comelings)

(obsolete) A comer; (person) an arrival.
(obsolete) An incomer.
(obsolete) A newcomer; stranger.

Synonyms

(newcomer): come-here, newling, offcomer; see also Thesaurus:newcomer

Anagrams

co-mingle, comingle

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