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語源

From 中期英語 bretheling, equivalent to brethel (“worthless fellow, wretch”) +‎ -ing.

名詞

bretheling (plural brethelings)

1. (archaic) Wretch; worthless person.
   • 1838, William Barclay Turnbull, Sir Beves of Hamtoun: A Metrical Romance, page 81:

     The palmer rod forth ase a king, And Beues wente alse a bretheling.

   • 1941, W. Marriott, Best One-Act Plays, page 190:

     Ensured — what — what — do you play the bretheling in our house?

   • 1975, Georgette Heyer, My Lord John, page 380:

     Marck was relieved last month, lordling, and that bretheling Count of St Pol given such a buffet as he will not speedily forget.

   • 2011, Arthur D Bardswell, The Poor Preachers: The Adventures of the First Lollards, page 207:

     Liefer would we your fellowship seek than that of this malapert, cautelous bretheling!

関連する語

• brathel
• brothel

アナグラム

• blethering

名詞

bretheling (plural brethelings)

1. bretheling (wretch; worthless person)

派生した語

• English: bretheling

参照

• “brẹ̄theling, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.