gosling
English
/ɡɒzlɪŋ/, /ɡɑzlɪŋ/
noun
Definitions
- A young goose.
- A callow), or foolish and naive, young person.
- (dated) A catkin on nut trees and pines.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gosling derived from Old Norse gæsling, gás (goose) affix from English goose.
Origin
English
goose
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Goose Village English
- goose English
- gooseberry English
- goosecap English
- goosedown English
- goosefish English
- goosegrass English
- gooseherd English
- goosehood English
- gooseish English
- gooseless English
- gooselike English
- gooseling English
- goosely English
- gooseneck English
- goosenecked English
- goosequill English
- goosery English
- gooseskin English
- goosetongue English
- goosewing English
- goosie English
- goosish English
- goosy English
- gosherd English
- peagoose English
- sheldgoose English
- Gans German
- Gänslein German
- gås Norwegian Bokmål
- *gans Proto-Germanic
- gås Norwegian Nynorsk
- gōs Old English
- goos Middle English
- goselyng Middle English
- goshauk Middle English
- gosling Middle English
- gossomer Middle English
- góislín Irish
- gás Old Norse
- gæsling Old Norse
- gås Danish
- gæs Icelandic
- gás Faroese
- gas Old Swedish
- gas, gās Old Swedish
- gaas Old Danish
- gą̊s Elfdalian