Old English Dictionary Entry

Underling

Part of speech: es; Related words: 218, 14. [Leir king scal beon eouwer lauerd ... &, Aganippus ure king scal beon his underling, Laym. 3657. Inobedience, þet is ... underling þet ne buhð nout his prelat, A. R. 198, 18.] underling

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1 underling

m. (the word seems to occur only in late texts) An underling, a subordinate, a subject :-- Heó (the Jews) syððen ǽfre unwurðe wǽron on heora lífdagen and get synden underlinges, Homl. Ass. 194, 50. Eádward kyng grét Harald eurl and alle his undurlynges (omnes meos ministros) in Herefordeshíre, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. i

Similar Words

U
uf-weard
ufan
ufan(-en(n)e)
ufan-cumende

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚾᛞᛖᚱᛚᛝ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc