easterling

[ ee-ster-ling ]

/ ˈi stər lɪŋ /

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noun Archaic.

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

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Origin of easterling

1375–1425; late Middle English esterling, equivalent to ester eastern (perhaps representing Old English ēastra, comparative of ēast adj.) + -ling¹

Words nearby easterling

Easter egg chicken, Easter Island, Easter Islander, Easter-ledges, Easter lily, easterling, easterly, easterly wave, Easter Monday, eastern, Eastern Aden Protectorate

How to use easterling in a sentence

Dave Duerson, Ray Easterling, and Junior Seau shot themselves in the chest.
Murder Doesn’t Shake NFL’s Dream World of Consequence-Free Violence|Nate Jackson|December 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As for Junior Seau, or Dave Duerson, or Ray Easterling, would we truly invoke the memory of any of them when we watch?
Junior Seau’s Suicide Circus: Why We Love the Violence of Football|Buzz Bissinger|May 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Easterling was discovered by his wife; a handgun was found nearby.
Sudden Suicide of NFL Great Junior Seau Baffles Family, Fans|Jamie Reno|May 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Many of them were easterling hulks laden with stores for a new invasion of England.
Sir Walter Ralegh|William Stebbing

Audulf the Easterling snatches up a spear and launches it at Gunnar.
The story of Burnt Njal|Anonymous
He got also from the Easterling twenty hundreds in wares, and that was also in their bargain for the land.
The story of Burnt Njal|Anonymous
Hjort had been the death of two men, and the Easterling leapt on him and smote him full on the breast.
The story of Burnt Njal|Anonymous
Flosi asked him in what coin he wished to be paid for her; the Easterling says he wanted land for her near where he then was.
The story of Burnt Njal|Anonymous