† ˈneveling,adv.Obs.rare. [f.OE.nifol, var. of neowol prone, prostrate + -ling2.] Face downwards. 1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) II. 193 Dede wommen kareyns..ligge neuelynge and dounriȝt.Ibid. III. 401 Þere þou liest nevelynge, and schuldest telle after þese þynges of hevene.