goselyng

Middle English

Alternative forms

gosling, gesling, goselynge, gooslyng, geslynge, geslingge

Etymology

From Old Norse gæsling, géslingr; equivalent to goos +‎ -ling. Some forms are changed based on goos.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔslinɡ/, /ˈɡɛslinɡ/, /ˈɡoːslinɡ/, /ˈɡeːslinɡ/

Noun

goselyng (plural goslynges)

gosling

Descendants

English: gosling, gesling

References

“gosling, gẹ̄̆s-, gọ̄s- n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.

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