comeling

English

Etymology

From Middle English comeling, comlynge, cumeling, cumlyng, from Old English *cymeling, equivalent to come +‎ -ling. Cognate with Old High German chomeling, chumelinc (a comeling).

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comeling (plural comelings)

  1. (obsolete) A comer; (person) an arrival.
  2. (obsolete) An incomer.
  3. A newcomer; stranger.
    • 2021, Graham Masterton, The Shadow People:
      Faust took a deep breath. 'That is what I was going to tell you. Sadly, the comelings caught him.'

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