gadling
English
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) A companion in arms, fellow, comrade.
- A roving vagabond; one who roams
- A man of humble condition; a fellow; a low fellow; lowborn; originally comrade or companion, in a good sense, but later used in reproach
- A spike on a gauntlet; a gad.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gadling (bastard, rascal, fellow, companion in arms, a person of low birth, scoundrel, lowborn, base, man) inherited from Old English geaduling inherited from Proto-Germanic *gadulingaz suffix from English gad (spike).
Origin
English
gad
Gloss
spike
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing