eldin
Scots
Alternative forms
- elding, eilding, elden, eeldin, ellion, ield
Etymology
From Early Scots elding, from Old Norse elding (“fuel”), related to Old Norse eldr (“fire”). Cognate with dialectal Northern English elding.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛl.dɪn/, /ˈɛl.dɪŋ/
- (Hawick) IPA(key): /ˈɛl.dɪŋ/
Noun
eldin (uncountable)
- (archaic) Firewood or any kind of fuel for a fire, such as sticks or peat.