Meaning

1 senses

  1. A wretch, a contemptible person.

Origin

Unknown. Likely a contraction of earlier hilderling, itself an alteration of hinderling.

Unknown. Likely a contraction of earlier hilderling, itself an alteration of hinderling.

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Forms

plural: hildings
Singularhilding
Pluralhildings

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hilalhilariousB2hilarityhillA1hillbilly

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