goslyng

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gesling, geslingge, geslynge, gooslyng, goselyng, goselynge, gosling

Etymology

From Old Norse gæsling, géslingr; equivalent to goos +‎ -ling. Some forms are altered due to the influence of goos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔzlinɡ/, /ˈɡɛzlinɡ/, /ˈɡoːslinɡ/, /ˈɡeːslinɡ/

Noun

goslyng (plural goslynges)

1. gosling

Descendants

• English: gosling, gesling
• Yola: gozleen

References

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