afterling

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afterling

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From Middle English afterling. Cognate with Scots afterling, efterling (“afterling”, adjective). By surface analysis, after + -ling.

noun afterlings

rare One who comes after or later; an aftercomer; one who is late. Lange terms him "an afterling of the speculative Romanticism," and it seems clear that he is connected with the Hegelian Right and even with Schelling.

adjective more afterling · most afterling

Scotland, rare Coming after; later; subsequent; of later date; late in order of time or succession. "That Heresie, whose afterling entry falling out in the dreg of all tymes doth render it suspect."

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@misc{afterling_2026,
  title = {afterling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/afterling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}