æþeling

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aþalingaz (“prince, nobleman”), equivalent to æþele +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /æðeliŋɡ/

Noun

æþeling m (nominative plural æþelingas)

  1. atheling; prince, hero
    Æðelstan cyning and his broðor eac, Eadmund æðeling: King Athelstan, and his brother too, Prince Edmund. — The Battle of Brunanburh

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