gosling
See also: Gosling
English
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Two geese with four goslings.
Etymology
From Late Middle English gosling, goselyng (“gosling”), alteration (due to Middle English goos, gose (“goose”)) of earlier gesling (“gosling”), of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse gæsling, géslingr (“gosling”), from gás (“goose”) + -lingr (“-ling”), equivalent to goose + -ling. Cognate with Danish gæsling (“gosling”), Swedish gässling (“gosling”). Compare also Low German gossel, gössel (“gosling”), German Gänslein (“gosling”).
Noun
gosling (plural goslings)
Synonyms
Translations
young goose
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callow (immature, inexperienced) / foolish, naive young person
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Middle English
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