(a) Ling, the common European heather Calluna vulgaris; (b) ~ hak, an implement for cutting heather; ~ launde, a tract of land covered with heather; ~ mole, ~ peni, ?a rent paid in commutation of the service of cutting and hauling heather for the lord of the manor, ?a rent paid for the privilege of cutting ling on the lord's land; (c) in surnames; (d) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 2.30].