tireling en · ADJ
Etymology
From tire + -ling.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Tired; fatigued.
But most the former villaine, which did lead / Her tyreling jade, was bent to her abuse […].
1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most tireling | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more tireling | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |