recklingn.

Brit.

/ˈrɛklɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrɛklɪŋ/

Forms:

α. 1600s writling, 1700s ritt'ling; English regional (chiefly northern and midlands) 1800s ritlin', 1800s– ritling, 1800s– rittling, 1800s– rutling (Leicestershire and Kent), 1900s– ratlin (Herefordshire), 1900s– ratling (south-western), 1900s– retling, 1900s– rittlin.

β. 1800s– reckling; English regional (chiefly northern and midlands) 1700s– recklin, 1700s– rickling, 1800s– rackling, 1800s– ricklin, 1800s– rinklin, 1800s– ruckling, 1900s– recklin'; Scottish 1900s– rickling.

γ. English regional 1800s– riddling.

δ. English regional (Lancashire) 1900s– riglin; Scottish 1800s reglan (Fife), 1900s– riglin.

See also wreckling n. and wregling n.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown; with the ending compare -ling suffix¹. Compare wrig n.² and rit n.³, which apparently show shortened forms of this word; compare also English regional (Northumberland) wrecknel , rinklin , (Yorkshire) greck , grek , all with the same meaning (and compare also quot. 1516).It has been suggested that the first element may reflect a borrowing from early Scandinavian (compare Norwegian regional rak skeleton, dead body, and other forms cited at rake n.¹); see further W. B. Lockwood Informal Introd. Eng. Etymol. (1995) 169–70. Compare the following for probable evidence of slightly earlier currency of recknell:1516 J. Skayman Skayman's Bk. June in Farming & Gardening in Late Medieval Norfolk (Norfolk Rec. Soc.) (1997) 109 I was at Southcreik wessyng rekenelles there.

Chiefly English regional (northern) in later use.

A small or weak animal or (occasionally) plant; the smallest and weakest animal of a litter, the runt; (in extended use) the youngest or smallest child in a family. Also attributive in reckling child. Cf. wreckling n., wregling n., rit n.³

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > valued plants and weeds > edible product or fruit > [noun] > small or misshapen

reckling1611

crumpling1658

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > [noun] > youngest child

nestling1572

reckling1611

swill-pough1611

nestle-tripe1616

nest-cock1674

pin basket1706

poke-shakings1808

mother's pet1819

afterthought1891

the world > animals > family unit > [noun] > offspring or young > born at same time > one of > smallest and weakest

reckling1611

crowl1621

wrig1805

underling1854

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Coät, the vnderling, starueling, or writling of a beast.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Grugeons, the smallest, or most writhen fruit on a tree, writlings.

?1748 ‘T. Bobbin’ View Lancs. Dial. (ed. 2) To Rdr. p. iv Theese hobbling Gonnerheeods ar oft dawntl't like Ritt'lings.

1834 H. Taylor Philip van Artevelde 2nd Pt. v. iii A mother dotes upon the reckling child, More than the strong.

1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton I. viii. 134 He's twice as strong as Sankey's little ritling of a lad.

1856 Notes & Queries 2nd Ser. 1 75 Well I reckon this is th' ritlin'; but..ritlin' often turns out best pig.

1863 ‘Holme Lee’ Annis Warleigh I. 3 John was Rachel's elder by ten years; he was the first-born of his mother, and she was her little reckling.

1940 Manch. Guardian Weekly 15 Mar. 216 We gave special food to the rit of one brood (the little one known in other parts [than Cheshire] as the runt or reckling, and by other names).

1954 A. A. Forsyth Brit. Poisonous Plants 65 The surviving pig was the ‘rickling’ or ‘runt’ of the litter.

1979 C. Watson Blue Murder iv. 34 I reckon you're the recklin of this bloody litter... The weakest. The one as won't make bacon.

1989 H. Hauxwell & B. Cockcroft Seasons of my Life (BNC) 112 Later on a neighbour sold us a reckling—that's the runt of the litter, too small to be really valuable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reckling
释义	recklingn. Brit. /ˈrɛklɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrɛklɪŋ/ Forms: α. 1600s writling, 1700s ritt'ling; English regional (chiefly northern and midlands) 1800s ritlin', 1800s– ritling, 1800s– rittling, 1800s– rutling (Leicestershire and Kent), 1900s– ratlin (Herefordshire), 1900s– ratling (south-western), 1900s– retling, 1900s– rittlin. β. 1800s– reckling; English regional (chiefly northern and midlands) 1700s– recklin, 1700s– rickling, 1800s– rackling, 1800s– ricklin, 1800s– rinklin, 1800s– ruckling, 1900s– recklin'; Scottish 1900s– rickling. γ. English regional 1800s– riddling. δ. English regional (Lancashire) 1900s– riglin; Scottish 1800s reglan (Fife), 1900s– riglin. See also wreckling n. and wregling n. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown; with the ending compare -ling suffix¹. Compare wrig n.² and rit n.³, which apparently show shortened forms of this word; compare also English regional (Northumberland) wrecknel , rinklin , (Yorkshire) greck , grek , all with the same meaning (and compare also quot. 1516).It has been suggested that the first element may reflect a borrowing from early Scandinavian (compare Norwegian regional rak skeleton, dead body, and other forms cited at rake n.¹); see further W. B. Lockwood Informal Introd. Eng. Etymol. (1995) 169–70. Compare the following for probable evidence of slightly earlier currency of recknell:1516 J. Skayman Skayman's Bk. June in Farming & Gardening in Late Medieval Norfolk (Norfolk Rec. Soc.) (1997) 109 I was at Southcreik wessyng rekenelles there. Chiefly English regional (northern) in later use. A small or weak animal or (occasionally) plant; the smallest and weakest animal of a litter, the runt; (in extended use) the youngest or smallest child in a family. Also attributive in reckling child. Cf. wreckling n., wregling n., rit n.³ ΘΚΠ the world > plants > valued plants and weeds > edible product or fruit > [noun] > small or misshapen reckling1611 crumpling1658 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > [noun] > youngest child nestling1572 reckling1611 swill-pough1611 nestle-tripe1616 nest-cock1674 pin basket1706 poke-shakings1808 mother's pet1819 afterthought1891 the world > animals > family unit > [noun] > offspring or young > born at same time > one of > smallest and weakest reckling1611 crowl1621 wrig1805 underling1854 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Coät, the vnderling, starueling, or writling of a beast. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Grugeons, the smallest, or most writhen fruit on a tree, writlings. ?1748 ‘T. Bobbin’ View Lancs. Dial. (ed. 2) To Rdr. p. iv Theese hobbling Gonnerheeods ar oft dawntl't like Ritt'lings. 1834 H. Taylor Philip van Artevelde 2nd Pt. v. iii A mother dotes upon the reckling child, More than the strong. 1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton I. viii. 134 He's twice as strong as Sankey's little ritling of a lad. 1856 Notes & Queries 2nd Ser. 1 75 Well I reckon this is th' ritlin'; but..ritlin' often turns out best pig. 1863 ‘Holme Lee’ Annis Warleigh I. 3 John was Rachel's elder by ten years; he was the first-born of his mother, and she was her little reckling. 1940 Manch. Guardian Weekly 15 Mar. 216 We gave special food to the rit of one brood (the little one known in other parts [than Cheshire] as the runt or reckling, and by other names). 1954 A. A. Forsyth Brit. Poisonous Plants 65 The surviving pig was the ‘rickling’ or ‘runt’ of the litter. 1979 C. Watson Blue Murder iv. 34 I reckon you're the recklin of this bloody litter... The weakest. The one as won't make bacon. 1989 H. Hauxwell & B. Cockcroft Seasons of my Life (BNC) 112 Later on a neighbour sold us a reckling—that's the runt of the litter, too small to be really valuable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611
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