gadling

noun4

1. •
   A man of humble condition; a fellow; a low fellow; lowborn. Originally comrade or companion in a good sense, but later used in reproach.

   • “Pest on him!” said De Aquila. “I have more to do than to shiver in the Great Hall for every gadling the King sends. Left he no word?” — 1906
2. •
   A roving vagabond; one who roams.

   • I'm delighted to see you. You're as brown, my gadling, as though you had returned from another journey to the East with Jean de Village. — 1947
3. •
   A spike on a gauntlet; a gad.
4. •
   (no longer used) A companion in arms; fellow; comrade.

   • Gedlyngis, I am a fulle grete wat, […] — 1897