mæsling

Old English

Alternative forms
  • mæslen, mæstling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *masjinga-, of uncertain ultimate origin. Possibly related to Latin massa (“mass”).

Germanic cognates include Middle Low German missink ( > Old Norse messing, massing, mersing ( > Icelandic messing)); Middle Dutch messinc, missinc, messinge ( > Dutch messing); Middle Low German messinc, missinc, möschinc ( > German Messing); Saterland Frisian Mäsken.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmæs.linɡ/, [ˈmæz.liŋɡ]

Noun

mæsling n (nominative plural mæsling)

  1. a kind of brass

Declension
Declension of mæsling (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative mæsling mæsling
accusative mæsling mæsling
genitive mæslinges mæslinga
dative mæslinge mæslingum

Descendants
  • Middle English: mestling, maslyn, mastelyn, mastling, meslin

References
  • Kroonen, Guus (2013), “masjinga”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 356
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