arseling

English

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Etymology

From Middle English *arsling, from Old English earsling (“backwards, on the back”). Cognate with Dutch aarzeling, aarzelings, German ärschling, ärschlings. By surface analysis, arse +‎ -ling.

Adverb

arseling (not comparable)

  1. (UK dialectal, especially Scotland and East Anglia) Backwards.

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