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gosling

gos·ling

UK/ˈɡɒzlɪŋ/ US/ˈɡɑzlɪŋ/ uncommon dated

noun

1.

Origin

From Late Middle English goslyng (“gosling”), alteration (due to Middle English goos (“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”).

Phrases

  • gosling blast
  • May gosling

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Broader terms

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