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nearling en · ADV · etymology 1

Etymology

From near + -ling.

Meanings

1. (dialectal) Nearly; almost; all but.
   • To be among the mists, the tracks of rain, Nearling the hueless silence of the snow. 1865, George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Cornhill Magazine, volume 11; 15, page 357:
   • Kenda could no longer contain himself. He stepped forward, nearling. 2023, Lynn Leonard, PIX: The Flight of the Phoenixes:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most nearling	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
nerling		alternative	lexicographic
nearlins		alternative	lexicographic
nearlings		alternative	lexicographic
more nearling	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
nerlin		alternative	lexicographic

nearling en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From near + -ling.

Meanings

1. (rare) One who is near.
   • Precious children, little gambollers! "farlings" They might have called you once, "nearlings" […] 1909, The Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams: 1909-1939:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
nearlings	Number=Plur		lexicographic