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Webster 1913 Edition


Hilding

Hil′ding

,
Noun.
[Prob. a corruption of
hindling
, dim. of
hind
, adj. Cf. Prov. E.
hilderling
,
hinderling
. See
Hinderling
.]
A base, menial wretch.
Adj.
Base; spiritless.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hilding

HILD'ING

,
Noun.
A mean, sorry, paltry man or woman.

Definition 2024


Hilding

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Swedish

Proper noun

Hilding

  1. A male given name.

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English

Noun

hilding (plural hildings)

  1. a wretch, a contemptible person
    • 1985: ‘God, eh? Which god? You whore, you loathsome hilding.’ — Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked