"bretheling" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: brethelings [plural]
Etymology: From brethel (“wretch”, from Old English *brēoþel (“degenerative, corruptive”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *breuþaną (“to fall apart, crumble”)) + -ing. See brothel for more. Etymology templates: {{der|enm|ang|*brēoþel||degenerative, corruptive}} Old English *brēoþel (“degenerative, corruptive”), {{der|enm|gem-pro|*breuþaną||to fall apart, crumble}} Proto-Germanic *breuþaną (“to fall apart, crumble”), {{suf|enm|brethel|ing|pos1=from Old English <i class="Latn mention" lang="ang">*brēoþel</i> (“degenerative, corruptive”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic <i class="Latn mention" lang="gem-pro">*breuþaną</i> (“to fall apart, crumble”)|t1=wretch}} brethel (“wretch”, from Old English *brēoþel (“degenerative, corruptive”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *breuþaną (“to fall apart, crumble”)) + -ing Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} bretheling, {{enm-noun}} bretheling (plural brethelings)
  1. bretheling (wretch; worthless person)

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