hyrling

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hūzijō-lingaz (“hireling”), *hūzijô (“follower, servant, dependent”), equivalent to hire +‎ -ling. Cognate with Dutch huurling (“hireling, mercenary”).

Noun

hȳrling m

1. hireling

Declension

    Declension of hyrling (strong a-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	hȳrling	hȳrlingas
accusative	hȳrling	hȳrlingas
genitive	hȳrlinges	hȳrlinga
dative	hȳrlinge	hȳrlingum

Synonyms

• hȳra

Descendants

• Middle English: hireling
• English: hireling