Lexicon:Modern/Chling
| Chling | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈxliŋ/ |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Etymology | from Middle klingē, from Proto klingi |
| Related words | Wywy, pwychi |
Chling — hold on. A command, and one of the few postures a slave takes unasked.
Notes
She kneels close in beside him, turned toward him, with her head against his leg and one arm loosely around it. Household use only and never in company. Closer to pwychi than to the forms, and a house where it happens is telling on itself as much as one where it never does.