Meaning of Yngling | Babel Free
/ˈɪŋ.lɪŋ/Definitions
- A type of two-man keelboat from Norway.
- A surname from Old Norse, especially used of members of the oldest known Scandinavian dynasty, the Ynglings, who were supposedly descended from Frey.
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Alternative letter-case form of Yngling. alt-of
Examples
“The Yngling is highly stable, with a beam-to-waterline ratio of .37 and with 50 percent of the weight in ballast.”
“… of the Yngling was calculated based on the known mass of the boat, including all equipment, and an estimation of the mass of the three female crew members. A triangular surface mesh was constructed on the Yngling geometry, with computational cells clustered and refined in regions of predominant interest and high surface curvature eg keel/rudder leading and trailing edges.”
“And what a terrific performance by our girls in the Yngling. […] A strange name - do you Yngle it or sail it.”
“For example, to insist on the inclusion of female match racing in Ynglings amounts to a foolish fixation on an arcane and visually unexciting aspect of the sport.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.