Herling

See also: herling

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Herling.

Proper noun

Herling (plural Herlings)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Herling is the 40856^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 534 individuals. Herling is most common among White (94.57%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Herling”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 168.

German

Alternative forms

• Härling, Heerling, Härtling, Herbling, Gärling

Etymology

It is unknown which is the original -ling formation, Härtling possibly since it denotes a clingstone peach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈheːɐ̯.lɪŋ]

Noun

Herling m (strong, genitive Herlings, plural Herlinge)

1. unripe grape from a late-season lateral shoot of the vine
   • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Jeremiah 31:30 (with KJV translation)

     sondern ein jeglicher soll um seiner Missetat willen sterben, und welcher Mensch Herlinge ißt, dem sollen seine Zähne stumpf werden.

     but every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.

   Synonym: Geiztraube

Declension

Declension of Herling [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Herling	die	Herlinge
genitive	eines	des	Herlings	der	Herlinge
dative	einem	dem	Herling	den	Herlingen
accusative	einen	den	Herling	die	Herlinge

Further reading

• “Herling” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Heerling” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.