æþeling

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See also: ætheling

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *aþuling, from Proto-Germanic *aþulingaz (prince, nobleman). Equivalent to æþele +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈæ.θe.linɡ/, [ˈæ.ðe.liŋɡ]

Noun

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æþeling m

  1. prince
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Life of St. Edmund"
      Hinguar þā becōm tō Ēastenglum rōwende on þām ġēare þe Ælfred æðeling ān and twēntiġ ġēare wæs, sē þe Westseaxena cyning siþþan wearþ mǣre.
      Ivar the Boneless and his ships came to Essex the year that Prince Alfred, who would later become the great king of Wessex, turned twenty-one.
  2. (poetic) person

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: atheling
  • ? Middle Welsh: edling, edlyg, etling (or from Middle English)