Yngling

Etymology
From, , ; from +  (diminutive suffix, compare -ling), also a surname in Old Norse. .

Noun

 * 1) A type of two-man keelboat from Norway.
 * 2) * 2004, The Engineering of Sport: 5: Volume 1, published by the International Sports Engineering Association, page 606:
 * [...] 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.
 * 1) * 2008 (or 2004 August 23?), Ron Pattenden, Land on my right: Solo sail round Britain on a Laser, Lulu.com, ISBN 9781409216537, page 91:
 * And what a terrific performance by our girls in the Yngling. A strange name - do you Yngle it or sail it.
 * And what a terrific performance by our girls in the Yngling. A strange name - do you Yngle it or sail it.

Usage notes

 * This noun is usually capitalized, but is sometimes written in lowercase, as . (It is not a trademark or brand name, and does not derive from the proper noun below.)

Proper noun

 * , especially used of members of the oldest known Scandinavian dynasty, the Ynglings, who were supposedly descended from Frey.

Related terms

 * youngling
 * Yuengling

Derived terms

 * Ynglism