airling

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airling

/ˈɛə(ɹ)lɪŋ/

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From air + -ling.

noun airlings

archaic A thoughtless, light-hearted person. Some more there be, slight airlings, will be won With dogs and horses, or perhaps a whore.
Similar: airhead, luftmensch
poetic A creature of the air, such as a bird, fairy, etc. This queen immortal loved the knight, And so she sent an airling brood To lead him thro ' the bosky wood Until he knew no left nor right; And as he paused upon a steep That rose from out a fountain place, They sprinkled dew-drops on his face, And so he fell asleep.

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@misc{airling_2026,
  title = {airling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/airling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}