Dictionary:ketling

Nynorn

Etymology

From Old Norse kettlingr (ONP)

Faroese and Icelandic kettlingur, Danish killing, Swedish källing

Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)

Jakobsen, Jakob

ketlin [kɛtlɩn (ᶄɛtlɩn), ketlɩn (ᶄetlɩn)], sb., a kitten. Also kitlin [kɩtlɩn (ketlɩn, ᶄetlɩn)]. O.N. ketlingr, m., a kitten; L.Sc. and Eng. dial. kittling, id.

Pronunciation

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Alternate Forms

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Noun

ketling

1. kitten

Inflection

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Synonyms

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