kiteling

Middle English

Alternative forms

ketelyng, ketling, keteling, kytylyng, cytlyng, kytling, kittyllyng, kytlynge, kitelinge

Etymology

From Old Norse ketlingr; equivalent to cat +‎ -ling.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkit(ə)linɡ/, /ˈkɛt(ə)linɡ/

Noun

kiteling (plural kitelings)

young of an animal, especially a kitten

Descendants

English: kitling (obsolete)
Scots: kitlin

References

“ketling (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.

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