hidelingadj.n.

/ˈhʌɪdlɪŋ/

Forms: Also hidling.

Etymology: In A. apparently a derived use of hidlings adj., the ending being confused with that of participial adjectives and verbal nouns in -ing . In B. the suffix is identified with that in changeling : see -ling suffix¹.

dialect.

A. adj.

Given to hiding or concealment.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [adjective] > habitually

hideling1834

1834 R. Mudie Feathered Tribes Brit. Islands I. 327 The lesser white-throat is, however, a more hidling bird than the white-throat.

1837 W. Macgillivray Hist. Brit. Birds II. 334 So hideling are its habits that one seldom obtains a glimpse of it.

1864 T. Bell's Brit. Quadrup. 143 From their obscure and hideling habits, the Shrews are difficult of observation.

1867 Dimock in Girald. Cambr. (Rolls) V. 57 (margin) Hares more hideling in their habits.

B. n.

A person or thing given to hiding itself.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [noun] > one who or that which conceals > itself

hideling1894

1894 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 511/2 You would get a sight of that hideling the landrail.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	hideling
释义	hidelingadj.n. /ˈhʌɪdlɪŋ/ Forms: Also hidling. Etymology: In A. apparently a derived use of hidlings adj., the ending being confused with that of participial adjectives and verbal nouns in -ing . In B. the suffix is identified with that in changeling : see -ling suffix¹. dialect. A. adj. Given to hiding or concealment. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [adjective] > habitually hideling1834 1834 R. Mudie Feathered Tribes Brit. Islands I. 327 The lesser white-throat is, however, a more hidling bird than the white-throat. 1837 W. Macgillivray Hist. Brit. Birds II. 334 So hideling are its habits that one seldom obtains a glimpse of it. 1864 T. Bell's Brit. Quadrup. 143 From their obscure and hideling habits, the Shrews are difficult of observation. 1867 Dimock in Girald. Cambr. (Rolls) V. 57 (margin) Hares more hideling in their habits. B. n. A person or thing given to hiding itself. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [noun] > one who or that which conceals > itself hideling1894 1894 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 511/2 You would get a sight of that hideling the landrail. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.1834
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