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headling

The English word “headling” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An equal; a fellow; mate.
  2. A chieftain.

adverb

  1. Headlong; precipitately.

Etymology

From Middle English hedling, hevedling, from Old English hēafodling (“an equal, fellow-servant”), equivalent to head + -ling. Cognate with German Häuptling (“chief, chieftain”). Piecewise doublet of chefling and chiefling.

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