brambling
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle English bramline, equivalent to bramble + ling.
Noun
editbrambling (plural bramblings)
- A finch, Fringilla montifringilla of northern Eurasia, the male having a black head in summer and an orange breast with white belly and a long white rump.
- Synonyms: bramble finch, brambling finch, mountain finch, cock o' the North
Translations
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Etymology 2
editBy surface analysis, bramble + -ing.
Verb
editbrambling
- present participle and gerund of bramble