hobbling

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English hobble

Proto-Germanic *-ungō

Old English -ung

Middle English -ynge

English -ing

English hobbling

From hobble + -ing.

Noun

hobbling (plural hobblings)

1. gerund of hobble: the movement of one who hobbles.
   • [1715], [John] Gay, The What D’Ye Call It: A Tragi-comi-pastoral Farce, London: […] Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC, Act I, scene iii, page 18:

     Ye Goblins and Fairys, / With Frisks and Vagarys, / Ye Fairys and Goblins, / With Hoppings and Hoblings, / Come all, come all / To Sir Roger’s great Hall.

Verb

hobbling

1. present participle and gerund of hobble