balling
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Verb edit
balling
- present participle and gerund of ball
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Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch ballinc, assimilated from banlinc, which consists of ban + -linc.[1] Doublet of banneling.
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Noun edit
balling m (plural ballingen, diminutive ballinkje n)
- exile (exiled person)
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References edit
- ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)