yngling

/ˈɪŋ.lɪŋ/

yngling means A surname from Old Norse, especially used of members of the oldest known Scandinavian dynasty, the Ynglings, who were supposedly descended from Frey.

yngling is pronounced /ˈɪŋ.lɪŋ/.

Etymology

From Norwegian yngling, Danish yngling, Swedish yngling (“youngster”); from Old Norse ungr (“young”) + -lingr (diminutive suffix, compare -ling), also a surname in Old Norse. Doublet of youngling.

name

A surname from Old Norse, especially used of members of the oldest known Scandinavian dynasty, the Ynglings, who were supposedly descended from Frey.

noun

A type of two-man keelboat from Norway.e.g.“The Yngling is highly stable, with a beam-to-waterline ratio of .37 and with 50 percent of the weight in ballast.” — 1994, Richard Sherwood, A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, page 108:

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Words closest in meaning

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longship 59% match — A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings. vs yngling →
yoal 56% match — A clinker-built small boat used traditionally in Shetland. vs yngling →
snying 53% match — A curved plank, placed edgewise, to work in the bows of a vessel. vs yngling →
balinger 53% match — A small medieval sea-going ship with oars and sails. vs yngling →
yawler 53% match — One who sails a yawl. vs yngling →
eelboat 52% match — A boat used for eeling (catching eels). vs yngling →
baglo 52% match — A two-masted trading boat. vs yngling →
bilander 51% match — A small two-masted merchant vessel, used near the coast or in canals, mostly in the Netherlands. vs yngling →