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easterling

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[ee-ster-ling] / ˈi stər lɪŋ /

noun

Archaic.

  1. a native of a country lying to the east, especially a merchant from the Baltic.

Etymology

Origin of easterling

1375–1425; late Middle English esterling, equivalent to ester eastern (perhaps representing Old English ēastra, comparative of ēast adj.) + -ling 1

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Many of them were easterling hulks laden with stores for a new invasion of England.

From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by Stebbing, W. (William)

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