chiterlyng

Middle English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From *chiter (perhaps "small intestine") + -ling; chiter possibly represents Old English *ċīeter, *ċēoter (from Proto-West Germanic *keutaʀ, a form generalised from the oblique stem of Proto-Germanic *keutaz, *kūtaz (“stomach”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃitərlinɡ/

Noun

chiterlyng (plural chiterlynges) (Late Middle English, uncommon)

  1. A small intestine, the upper part of the intestine.
  2. A chitterling; a small intestine of a pig prepared as food.

Descendants

  • English: chitterling, chitlin

References

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