Obs. rare. [f. VAIN a. + -LING1 1.] A vain or vainglorious person.
1615. W. Hull, Mirr. Maiestie, Ep. Ded. Presuming himselfe (fond Vain-ling) to be of more esteeme, because he was the Nuncio and Interpreter of the Gods. Ibid., 134. Thus we see, he was no vaineling, who pronounced all things vnder the Sunne to bee vanitie of vanities.
