arseling
adverb
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adv
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.
- Backwards.
noun
Etymology: From arse + -ling.
- A petty and obnoxious person.
“Defiant arselings is what you all are. You think you know best, gallivanting off with pirates?”
“"Ah, the arselings Leif Kolskeggson and Sterkur death-in-the-eye," Svik said.”