reling

Borrowed from English railing.

• IPA^(key): /ˈreː.lɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: re‧ling
• Rhymes: -eːlɪŋ

reling f (plural relingen, diminutive relinkje n)

1. rail (a horizontal bar)

   Synonyms: leuning, balustrade

Borrowed from German Reling, from Low German Reling, Regeling, from Middle Low German rēgel, from Old Saxon *rigil, probably from Latin rēgula. Doublet of reguła.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ.liŋk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛliŋk
• Syllabification: re‧ling

reling m inan

1. (nautical) railing or balustrade on a ship

   Synonym: nadburcie

• reling in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• reling in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from Low German rēling, regeling or from Dutch reeling, regeling, from Middle Low German regel, from Old Saxon *rigil, probably borrowed from Latin regula (“bar, rule”).

Cognate of German Reling, English railing, Danish ræling.

reling c

1. (nautical) rail, gunwale

• reling in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• reling in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• reling in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• reling in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)
• reling in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)