arselong
Backwards; on one's arseBackwards; on one's arse.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, dialectal, not comparable)Backwards; on one's arse.
Origin
Alteration (after headlong) of arseling, from Middle English *arsling, from Old English eaAlteration (after headlong) of arseling, from Middle English *arsling, from Old English earsling (“backwards, on the back”), equivalent to arse + -ling. Cognate with Dutch aarzeling, aarzelings, German ärschling, ärschlings.
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