mæsling
Old English
Alternative forms
- mæslen, mæstling
Etymology
Uncertain. Compare Middle Low German missink ( > Old Norse messing, massing, mersing ( > Icelandic messing)); Middle Dutch messinc, missinc, messinge ( > Dutch messing); Middle High German messinc, missinc, möschinc ( > German Messing); Saterland Frisian Mäsken.
Declension
Declension of mæsling (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mæsling | mæsling |
| accusative | mæsling | mæsling |
| genitive | mæslinges | mæslinga |
| dative | mæslinge | mæslingum |
Descendants
- Middle English: mestling, maslyn, mastelyn, mastling
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