ierþling
Old English
Alternative forms
- irþling, yrþling, eorþling
Etymology
eorþe + -ling
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈi͜yrθ.linɡ/, [ˈi͜yrˠð.liŋɡ]
Noun
ierþling m
- farmer, husbandman, ploughman
- a cuckoo or lapwing
Declension
Declension of ierþling (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ierþling | ierþlingas |
| accusative | ierþling | ierþlingas |
| genitive | ierþlinges | ierþlinga |
| dative | ierþlinge | ierþlingum |
Descendants
- Middle English: *erthling, erdling
- English: earthling
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “irþling”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.