stafslynge

Middle English

/ˈstafslinɡ/

noun

Definitions

A staff sling; a sling mounted on a pole.
(rare) A slinger armed with a staff sling.

Etymology

Affix from Middle English staf + Middle English slynge.

Origin

Middle English

slynge

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

sling English
staff English
stæf Old English
slynge Middle English
slynger Middle English
slyngyng Middle English
staf Middle English
stafflike Middle English
staffull Middle English
slyngja Old Norse
slenge Middle Low German