elding
English
Alternative forms
- eilding, eldin, elden
Etymology
From Middle English elding, eyldyng, of North Germanic origin, akin to Icelandic elding (“fuel”), Danish ild (“fire”). More at anneal.
Noun
elding (uncountable)
- (chiefly dialectal) firewood; fuel
- rubbish
Anagrams
- Dingle, dingle, engild, gilden, ingled
Icelandic
Etymology
From elda + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛltiŋk/
- Rhymes: -ɛltiŋk
Noun
elding f (genitive singular eldingar, nominative plural eldingar)
- a bolt of lightning; lightning
Declension
declension of elding
| f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | elding | eldingin | eldingar | eldingarnar |
| accusative | eldingu | eldinguna | eldingar | eldingarnar |
| dative | eldingu | eldingunni | eldingum | eldingunum |
| genitive | eldingar | eldingarinnar | eldinga | eldinganna |
Derived terms
- afturelding
See also
- þruma